WordTaiwan frequency #26,166
回天乏術
ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄈㄚˊ ㄕㄨˋ
“powerless to save a desperate situation; beyond recovery or rescue”
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回
ㄏㄨㄟˊ
To return; to go back; to reply or answer; to turn around; a time or occurrence; classifier for acts of a play or chapters; the Hui ethnic group.
天
ㄊㄧㄢ
Sky or heaven; the universe; day or a period of time; nature; weather; season.
乏
ㄈㄚˊ
To lack; to be short of; to be tired or exhausted; poor or impoverished.
術
ㄕㄨˋ
Method or technique; skill or art; a special feat or trick; a strategy or plan; archaic administrative region outside a city.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 昨天ㄗㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄧㄢyesterday; the day before today; the previous day
- 藝術ㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋart; the creative works valued for beauty or expression, such as painting, music, literature, and sculpture.
- 今天ㄐㄧㄣ ㄊㄧㄢtoday; the present time; now
- 技術ㄐㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋtechnology; technique; skill; practical ability in a specialized field
- 回到ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄠˋto return to; to go back to; to come back to
- 回答ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄉㄚˊto reply; to answer; a reply; an answer; to respond to a question or request
- 回來ㄏㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄌㄞto return; to come back; to come back later; in a moment
- 回家ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄐㄧㄚto go home; to return home
- 回應ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄥˋto respond; to reply; a response; a reply
- 缺乏ㄑㄩㄝ ㄈㄚˊto lack; to be short of; to be deficient in; to be without
- 天下ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋthe whole world; all under heaven; the realm; (historical) the territory of China; (by extension) political rule or dominion over a realm
- 藝術家ㄧˋ ㄕㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄚartist; a person who creates art or works in the arts, especially one recognized for skill or achievement