cannot help but; have no alternative; have no choice (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
無奈
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
面对这种情况，他感到无奈。 miàn duì zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng, tā gǎndào wúnài。 - Faced with this situation, he felt helpless.
他对现状感到十分无奈。 tā duì xiànzhuàng gǎndào shífēn wúnài。 - He feels very helpless about the current situation.
她对他的决定感到无奈。 tā duì tā de juédìng gǎndào wúnài。 - She felt helpless about his decision.
他只能无奈地接受了现实。 tā zhǐ néng wúnài de jiēshòu le xiànshí。 - He could only accept the reality helplessly.
他面对问题显得有些无奈。 tā miàn duì wèntí xiǎn de yǒuxiē wúnài。 - He seemed somewhat helpless in face of the problem.
Characters
无 wú - without | HSK 4
奈 nài - tackle, deal with |