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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
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 无 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 可
The characters of 无可奈何
| 无 | wú | without, no (HSK 4) |
| 可 | kě | component character |
| 奈 | nài | component character |
| 何 | hé | component character |
Related HSK 6 words
| 弊端 | bì duān | disadvantage, drawback |
| 雪上加霜 | xuě shàng jiā shuāng | to make matters worse |
| 夹杂 | jiā zá | mix in, intersperse |
| 滔滔不绝 | tāo tāo bù jué | talk endlessly, speak without pause |
| 实事求是 | shí shì qiú shì | practical, realistic |
| 总而言之 | zǒng ér yán zhī | in short, all in all |
| 美观 | měi guān | aesthetic, pleasing to the eye |
| 牢骚 | láo sāo | complaint, grumble |
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