helpless; have no choice
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
having no way out; having no alternative; feeling helpless
literaryUsed to express resignation or helplessness in a situation where nothing can be done. Often conveys a sense of accepting an undesirable but inevitable outcome.
Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
qíng情
kuàng况
，
wǒ我
men们
yě也
wú无
kě可
nài奈
hé何
。
Facing this situation, we are also helpless.
Tā他
wú无
kě可
nài奈
hé何
de地
tàn叹
le了
kǒu口
qì气
。
He sighed helplessly.
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Jì既
rán然
shì事
qíng情
yǐ已
jīng经
fā发
shēng生
le了
，
wú无
kě可
nài奈
hé何
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
jiē接
shòu受
xiàn现
shí实
。
Since it has already happened, we have no choice but to accept reality.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
chǎo吵
gè个
bù不
tíng停
，
fù父
mǔ母
yě也
wú无
kě可
nài奈
hé何
。
The children kept arguing nonstop, and even their parents could do nothing about it.