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无奈

無奈
wú nài
HSK 5
without choice, for lack of better option
adjective

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Example Sentences

我无奈地接受了这个决定。
wǒ wúnài dì jiēshòu le zhègè juédìng 。
I reluctantly accepted this decision.
他无奈地笑了笑，表示理解。
tā wúnài dì xiàole xiào ， biǎoshì lǐjiě 。
He smiled helplessly, indicating his understanding.
在这个情况下，我感到无奈。
zài zhègè qíngkuàng xià ， wǒ gǎndào wúnài 。
In this situation, I feel helpless.

Words with similar meanings

无可奈何wúkěnàihé
no other choice
This phrase conveys a similar sense of helplessness, used more formally.

Words Starting With 无

无聊wú liáo
nonsense; bored
无论wú lùn
no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
无数wú shù
countless; numberless; innumerable
无从wú cóng
not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing
无偿wú cháng
free; no charge; at no cost

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无wú · -less, not to have, no, none, not
HSK 4
›奈nài · used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words›

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