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无法弥补的错误 (irreparable mistake)

Grammar & Usage

fixed expression

neutral

How it works

This is a descriptive phrase acting like an adjective modifying a noun. '无法弥补' (wú fǎ mí bǔ) means 'cannot be remedied/repaired', serving as an adjectival phrase. The particle '的' (de) connects this adjectival phrase to the noun '错误' (cuò wù, mistake), forming a noun phrase meaning 'a mistake that cannot be remedied'.

Sample sentences

他对自己的草率决定感到后悔，因为那是一个无法弥补的错误。

He regretted his rash decision because it was an irreparable mistake.

一旦破坏了环境，造成的将是无法弥补的错误。

Once the environment is damaged, it will cause an irreparable mistake.

那个政策的实施最终被证明是一个无法弥补的错误。

The implementation of that policy ultimately proved to be an irreparable mistake.

Quick facts

structure:无法 (cannot) + 弥补 (remedy/repair) + 的 (possessive/modifying particle) + 错误 (mistake)

usage_note:Often used in situations where a consequence is severe and irreversible.

Often used with

犯下无法弥补的错误 (fàn xià wú fǎ mí bǔ de cuò wù - to commit an irreparable mistake)

造成无法弥补的错误 (zào chéng wú fǎ mí bǔ de cuò wù - to cause an irreparable mistake)

这是无法弥补的错误 (zhè shì wú fǎ mí bǔ de cuò wù - this is an irreparable mistake)

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Example

他对自己的草率决定感到后悔，因为那是一个无法弥补的错误。

He regretted his rash decision because it was an irreparable mistake.

一旦破坏了环境，造成的将是无法弥补的错误。

Once the environment is damaged, it will cause an irreparable mistake.