无从
wúcóng
to have no way of; to be unable to
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Example phrases
- 关键证据已经遗失，案件的真相一时无从查起。 Guānjiàn zhèngjù yǐjīng yíshī, ànjiàn de zhēnxiàng yìshí wúcóng chá qǐ. The key evidence has been lost, so there is temporarily no way to begin investigating the truth of the case.
- 这是一道难题，我们无从下手，只好请教老师。 Zhè shì yī dào nántí, wǒmen wúcóng xiàshǒu, zhǐhǎo qǐngjiào lǎoshī. This is a difficult problem; we had no way to start, so we had to ask the teacher.
- 他从不谈论自己的过去，别人无从了解他的经历。 Tā cóng bù tánlùn zìjǐ de guòqù, biérén wúcóng liǎojiě tā de jīnglì. He never talks about his past, so others have no way of learning his story.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title