无奈 wú nài — helpless; no alternative

无奈
wú nài

Characters: 无 · 奈

Definitions

  1. helpless; no alternative

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. to have no alternative
  2. frustrated
  3. exasperated
  4. helpless
  5. (conjunction) but unfortunately

zdic(汉典)

  1. 无可奈何,没有办法。
  2. 无比;非常。
  3. 表示转折的连词,相当于「可惜」。

ExtDict

  1. 无可奈何:出于~|万般~
  2. 用在转折句的开头,表示由于某种原因,不能实现上文所说的意图,有“可惜”的意思:星期天我们本想去郊游,~天不作美下起雨来,只好作罢了。

Examples

  • 门票已经售罄,他只好无奈地转身离开。

    The tickets were sold out, so he had no choice but to turn and leave.

  • 面对孩子的固执,母亲露出无奈的笑容。

    Faced with her child's stubbornness, the mother smiled helplessly.

  • 无奈之下,我们只能改期再见面。

    With no other option, we had to reschedule our meeting.