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无奈
wú nài
helpless, having no choice
HSK 5Legendary
What does 无奈 mean?
无奈 (pinyin: wú nài) means helpless, having no choice. It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 无奈
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 无
The characters of 无奈
| 无 | wú | without, no (HSK 4) |
| 奈 | nài | component character |
Related HSK 5 words
| 大象 | dà xiàng | elephant |
| 格外 | gé wài | especially, particularly |
| 木头 | mù tou | wood |
| 小麦 | xiǎo mài | wheat |
| 凡是 | fán shì | all who, every (without exception) |
| 可见 | kě jiàn | so one can see, evidently |
| 常识 | cháng shí | common sense, general knowledge |
| 硬币 | yìng bì | coin |
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