无
奈

To have no alternative in Chinese: 无奈 (wú nài)

wú nài

to have no alternative

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 無奈2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to have no alternative
  2. 2frustrated
  3. 3exasperated
  4. 4helpless
  5. 5(conjunction) but unfortunately

Stroke order

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无
奈

Zhuyin

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ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄋㄞˋ

nài

ㄋ/ nㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

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无奈

Simplified

無奈

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他对生活感到很无奈。

    tā duì shēng huó gǎn dào hěn wú nài。

    He feels powerless about his own life.

  • 我无奈只得跟随着她。

    wǒ wú nài zhī dé gēn suí zhe tā。

    I was compelled to follow her.

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Related words

无

wú

not to have

无聊

wú liáo

bored

无论

wú lùn

no matter what or how

无数

wú shù

countless

无法

wú fǎ

unable

无限

wú xiàn

unlimited

无疑

wú yí

undoubtedly

无边

wú biān

without boundary

无关

wú guān

unrelated

无效

wú xiào

not valid

毫无

háo wú

not in the least

无比

wú bǐ

incomparable

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