无可奈何
wú kě nài hé
Pinyin

Definition

无可奈何
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wú kě nài hé
  1. have no way out
  2. have no alternative
  3. abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wú nài]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可
kě
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 able to
  4. 4 to approve
  5. 5 to permit
  6. 6 to suit
  7. 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  8. 8 very
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
可爱
kě ài
  1. 1 adorable
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 lovely
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
可能
kě néng
  1. 1 might (happen)
  2. 2 possible
  3. 3 probable
  4. 4 possibility
  5. 5 probability
  6. 6 maybe
  7. 7 perhaps
  8. 8 CL:個|个[gè]
如何
rú hé
  1. 1 how
  2. 2 what way
  3. 3 what
任何
rèn hé
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 whatever
  3. 3 whichever
  4. 4 whatsoever
何
Hé
  1. 1 surname He
何以
hé yǐ
  1. 1 (literary) why
  2. 2 how
何必
hé bì
  1. 1 there is no need
  2. 2 why should
何方
hé fāng
  1. 1 where?
何时
hé shí
  1. 1 when
何况
hé kuàng
  1. 1 let alone
  2. 2 to say nothing of
  3. 3 besides
  4. 4 what's more
何苦
hé kǔ
  1. 1 why bother?
  2. 2 is it worth the trouble?
何处
hé chù
  1. 1 whence
  2. 2 where
可可西里
Kě kě xī lǐ
  1. 1 Hoh Xil or Kekexili, vast nature reserve on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau 青藏高原[Qīng Zàng gāo yuán]
可否
kě fǒu
  1. 1 is it possible or not?
可怕
kě pà
  1. 1 awful
  2. 2 dreadful
  3. 3 fearful
  4. 4 formidable
  5. 5 frightful
  6. 6 scary
  7. 7 hideous
  8. 8 horrible
  9. 9 terrible
  10. 10 terribly
可耻
kě chǐ
  1. 1 shameful
  2. 2 disgraceful
  3. 3 ignominious
可悲
kě bēi
  1. 1 lamentable

Idioms (20)

一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
  1. 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
  2. 2 easy as pie
  3. 3 one can do it at once
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不可思议
bù kě sī yì
  1. 1 inconceivable (idiom); unimaginable
  2. 2 unfathomable
不可抗拒
bù kě kàng jù
  1. 1 act of God
  2. 2 force majeure (law)
  3. 3 irresistible (idiom)
不可枚举
bù kě méi jǔ
  1. 1 innumerable (idiom)
不可理喻
bù kě lǐ yù
  1. 1 to be impervious to reason (idiom)
  2. 2 unreasonable
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
  1. 1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
  2. 2 unfathomable
  3. 3 not a clue
不可言喻
bù kě yán yù
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
乏善可陈
fá shàn kě chén
  1. 1 to be nothing to write home about (idiom)
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
人言可畏
rén yán kě wèi
  1. 1 gossip is a fearful thing (idiom)
他山之石可以攻玉
tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù
  1. 1 lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom); to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside
  2. 2 to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively
何乐而不为
hé lè ér bù wéi
  1. 1 What can you have against it? (idiom)
  2. 2 We should do this.
  3. 3 Go for it!
何济于事
hé jì yú shì
  1. 1 of what use is it
  2. 2 (idiom)
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
  1. 1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
势不可当
shì bù kě dāng
  1. 1 impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force

Sample Sentences

我也无可奈何，新家厨房还没装潢好，我最近又好忙，根本没时间在家做饭。
wǒ yě wúkěnàihé ，xīnjiā chúfáng hái méi zhuānghuáng hǎo ，wǒ zuìjìn yòu hǎománg ，gēnběn méishíjiān zài jiā zuòfàn 。
I really have no other choice. My kitchen hasn't been fitted in my new house yet, and I've been really busy lately. So I really don't have time to make food at home.
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我知道你和外公感情好，可是真的没办法，无可奈何。他的老年痴呆症越来越严重了，医生说现在已经是中期了，我们压力太大了。
wǒ zhīdào nǐ hé wàigōng gǎnqíng hǎo ，kěshì zhēnde méi bànfǎ ，wúkěnàihé 。tā de lǎonián chīdāizhèng yuèláiyuè yánzhòng le ，yīshēng shuō xiànzài yǐjīng shì zhōngqī le ，wǒmen yālì tàidà le 。
I know that you’re very close to your grandfather, but there was nothing else we could do, we had no choice. His dementia has gotten worse and worse, the doctor said he’s already progressed to the mid-stages, it was too much stress for us.
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对，现在夏天了，这类性骚扰案件越来越多。很多女性怕尴尬，往往都保持沉默，这样只会让更多的人受害。微博上那个骚扰视频，由于受害人不愿意报警，虽然有证据，我们警察也无可奈何。
duì ，xiànzài xiàtiān le ，zhèlèi xìngsāorǎo ànjiàn yuèláiyuèduō 。hěn duō nǚxìng pà gāngà ，wǎngwǎng dōu bǎochí chénmò ，zhèyàng zhǐ huì ràng gèngduō de rén shòuhài 。wēibó shàng nàge sāorǎo shìpín ，yóuyú shòuhàirén bù yuànyì bàojǐng ，suīrán yǒu zhèngjù ，wǒmen jǐngchá yě wúkěnàihé 。
Right. It's summertime now and there are more and more of these kind of sexual harassment cases. Many women fear the embarrassment and often remain silent. This can only make for more victims. On Weibo there was a video of harassment and the victim wasn't willing to report it. Although there was proof, the police were powerless.
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