无能为力 — “Unable to do anything”
无能为力 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to do anything”. Powerless; helpless; incapable of resolving a situation or problem. Literally, “no ability to act”.
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无能为力 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 无wú
- 能néng
- 为wéi
- 力lì
无能为力 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 无能为力
面对如此复杂的局面，我感到自己真是无能为力，不知道该从何下手。
Facing such a complex situation, I felt utterly powerless and didn't know where to start.
Idioms Related to 无能为力
Synonyms of 无能为力
Antonyms of 无能为力
More idioms starting with 无
- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
Questions about 无能为力
- What does 无能为力 mean?
- 无能为力 (wú néng wéi lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Unable to do anything”.
- How do you pronounce 无能为力?
- 无能为力 is pronounced wú néng wéi lì in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 无能为力 literally mean?
- Literally, 无能为力 means “no ability to act”. It is used to mean “Unable to do anything”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 无能为力?
- 不能施展力量。指使不上劲或没有能力去做好某件事情、解决某个问题。