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Chinese dictionary
v.(usually used in the negative) be of help or use
人多了浪费,人少不济事。
Too many people are a waste; too few people are of no help.
谈空话不济事。
Empty talk doesn't help matters.
哭是不济事的。
Crying won't help.
过多坏事,过少不济事。
Too much spoils, too little is nothing.
责儿不济事,榜样有力量。
Children have more need of model than critic.