have no way; be at a loss
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to have no way out; to be at a loss; to have no solution
informalUsed colloquially to express being stuck or unable to solve a problem. Often paired with "了" to indicate the state of being out of options.
Tā他
bù不
kěn肯
qù去
，
wǒ我
yě也
méi没
zhé辙
。
He refuses to go, and I have no way to make him.
Zhè这
xià下
zi子
kě可
méi没
le了
zhé辙
le了
。
Now I'm really at a loss; I have no solution.
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Chē车
yào钥
shi匙
diū丢
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
chè彻
dǐ底
méi没
zhé辙
le了
。
The car keys are lost, and we're completely out of options.
Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
ge个
jì技
shù术
nán难
tí题
，
lián连
zhuān专
jiā家
dōu都
biǎo表
shì示
méi没
zhé辙
。
Faced with this technical problem, even the experts said they had no solution.