unable to deal with; helpless
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to have no way to deal with someone or something; cannot do anything about
Often used in the structure '无奈+sb+何'.
Dí敌
rén人
wú无
nài奈
tā他
hé何
。
The enemy could do nothing to him.
Duì对
yú于
tā他
de的
gù固
zhi执
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
wú无
nài奈
tā他
hé何
。
Everyone was helpless against his stubbornness.
adverb
having no alternative; helplessly; with no choice
Used to express that one has no other option.
Wú无
nài奈
hé何
zhǐ只
de得
zài再
qù去
yī一
tàng趟
。
Having no choice, he had to make another trip.
Wú无
nài奈
hé何
，
tā他
zhǐ只
hǎo好
fàng放
qì弃
le了
zhè这
gè个
jī机
huì会
。
Helplessly, he had to give up this opportunity.
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Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
zhǒng种
qíng情
kuàng况
，
tā他
yě也
wú无
nài奈
hé何
。
Faced with this situation, he too was helpless.