无奈
wúnài
helpless; having no choice
Characters in this word
奈 nài
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我很无奈。 Wǒ hěn wúnài. I feel helpless.
- 他无奈地笑。 Tā wúnài de xiào. He smiles helplessly.
- 无奈只能走。 Wúnài zhǐ néng zǒu. There is no choice but to leave.