不濟

not good / of no use
(coll.) no good; of no use

Characters and words in 不濟

(negative prefix) / not / no

= + : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
used in place names associated with the Ji River 濟水|济水[Ji3 Shui3] / surname Ji
only used in 濟濟|济济[ji3 ji3]
to cross a river / to aid or relieve / to be of help

= + : Joan of Arc (ji) accidentally knocked over the only water supply bottle (氵) In the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and now she's in big trouble. She uses the empty bottle as a drum to call for help (济), but it is of no use; she would need a gong instead. Unfortunately the drum is ready, but the gong is not (齐).
used in 濟濟|济济[ji3 ji3]

Words with 不濟

lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation / too slow to meet a pressing need
fate is unfavorable (idiom); the omens are not good

Sentences with 不濟

不濟 currently does not appear in any sentence.