无可奈何

wúkěnàihé

to have no alternative; to be helpless

HSK 3.0 word list · Band 7trad. 無可奈何
Dictionary entry

have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈

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无
可
奈
何

See it in sentences

他感到无可奈何。

Tā gǎndào wúkěnàihé.

English

He felt helpless.

对此我也无可奈何。

Duì cǐ wǒ yě wúkěnàihé.

English

I can do nothing about it either.

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