无可救药 meaning in English
(idiom) (of an illness) incurable; (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible; beyond any possibility of correction
Traditional 無可救藥29 strokes
Meaning of 无可救药
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wúkějiùyào
- (idiom) (of an illness) incurable; (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible; beyond any possibility of correction
无可救药 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他是个无可救药的家伙。
He's a hopeless case.
汤姆无可救药。
Tom is incorrigible.
Stroke order for each character
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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可 kě · can · 5 strokes
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救 jiù · to save · 11 strokes
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药 yào · medicine · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 无可救药.
| 可以 | kěyǐ | can; may |
| 可能 | kěnéng | might (happen); possible |
| 可是 | kěshì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 可爱 | kě'ài | adorable; cute |
| 可怕 | kěpà | awful; dreadful |
| 药片 | yàopiàn | a (medicine) pill or tablet |
| 药店 | yàodiàn | pharmacy; drugstore |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 可靠 | kěkào | reliable |
| 可乐 | kělè | amusing; entertaining |
| 认可 | rènkě | to approve; approval |
| 无法 | wúfǎ | unable to; incapable of |
Questions about 无可救药
What does 无可救药 mean?
无可救药 (wúkějiùyào) means "(idiom) (of an illness) incurable; (of a person, behavior etc) incorrigible; beyond any possibility of correction".
How do you write 无可救药?
无可救药 is made of 4 characters: 无 (4 strokes), 可 (5 strokes), 救 (11 strokes), 药 (9 strokes). That is 29 strokes in total.
How is 无可救药 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 无可救药 is written 無可救藥.