without help; unsupported
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lack assistance; to be without support
Often used in the idiom 孤立无援. Can also function as a noun meaning 'lack of support'.
Zài在
nà那
chǎng场
wēi危
jī机
zhōng中
，
tā他
men们
gū孤
lì立
wú无
yuán援
。
In that crisis, they were isolated and without help.
Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wu伍
shēn深
rù入
dí敌
hòu后
，
xiàn陷
rù入
wú无
yuán援
de的
jìng境
dì地
。
This team penetrated deep behind enemy lines and fell into a situation without support.
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Tā他
zài在
yì异
guó国
tā他
xiāng乡
，
gǎn感
dào到
wú无
yuán援
wú无
zhù助
。
In a foreign land, he felt helpless and without assistance.