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无奈 Pronunciation and Pinyin

无奈 Usage and Examples

helpless

powerless

no choice

resigned

他们无奈地看着自己的家被大火吞没。

They watched helplessly as their home went up in flames.

有时无奈和愤怒会失去控制,变成直接的暴力行为。

Sometimes frustration and anger can boil over into direct and violent action.

The characters in 无奈

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
奈
nài8What can be done?

More words starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不all, every
  • wú无yī一bù不jīng精proficient in everything, master of all
  • wú无yī一ké可qǔ取zhī之chù处Nothing redeeming, No redeeming features
  • wú无yī一xìng幸miǎn免No one was spared, None were spared
  • wú无yī一shēng生huán还No one survived, None survived
  • wú无yī一xū虚fā发Every shot hits its mark., All hits, no misses.
  • wú无shàng上supreme, unsurpassed
  • wú无shàng上quán权bǐng柄Supreme authority, Ultimate power
  • wú无bù不All, Without exception
  • wú无bù不shè涉liè猎covers everything, all-encompassing
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比de的unparalleled, incomparable
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有de地out of thin air, from nothing

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Questions about 无奈

What does 无奈 mean in Chinese?

无奈 (wú nài) means “helpless, powerless, no choice, resigned”.

How do you pronounce 无奈?

无奈 is pronounced wú nài in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “helpless” in Chinese?

“helpless” is 无奈 (wú nài) in Chinese.

How is 无奈 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 无奈, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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