nài

common
literary

Meaning of 奈何

奈何 means to have no way; to be helpless; to have no alternative; how; what; why (used in rhetorical questions). Pronounced nài hé.

  • to have no way; to be helpless; to have no alternative
  • how; what; why (used in rhetorical questions)
  • to deal with; to handle (in the pattern 奈...何, meaning "what can one do about...")

Definitions & Examples

shí
zài
nài
 
zhǐ
néng
jiē
shòu
zhè
jié
guǒ
 

I was truly helpless and could only accept this outcome.

stubborn
des
hěnt
shéiu
b
nàib
o
r
n
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

He is extremely stubborn; nobody can do anything about him.

Shì
zhì
 
nài
 

Things have come to this point—what can be done?