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无可奈何
wú kě nài hé
helpless, unable to do anything

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What does 无可奈何 mean?

无可奈何 (pinyin: wú kě nài hé) means helpless, unable to do anything. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.

Example with 无可奈何

He shook his head helplessly.

Character families

Every HSK 1–4 word containing · Every HSK 1–4 word containing

The characters of 无可奈何

without, no (HSK 4)
component character
nàicomponent character
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Related HSK 6 words

弊端bì duāndisadvantage, drawback
雪上加霜xuě shàng jiā shuāngto make matters worse
夹杂jiā zámix in, intersperse
滔滔不绝tāo tāo bù juétalk endlessly, speak without pause
实事求是shí shì qiú shìpractical, realistic
总而言之zǒng ér yán zhīin short, all in all
美观měi guānaesthetic, pleasing to the eye
牢骚láo sāocomplaint, grumble

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