奈何
nài hé
Pinyin

Definition

奈何
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nài hé
  1. to do something to sb
  2. to deal with
  3. to cope
  4. how?
  5. to no avail

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

任何
rèn hé
  1. 1 any
  2. 2 whatever
  3. 3 whichever
  4. 4 whatsoever
如何
rú hé
  1. 1 how
  2. 2 what way
  3. 3 what
无奈
wú nài
  1. 1 helpless
  2. 2 without choice
  3. 3 for lack of better option
  4. 4 grudgingly
  5. 5 willy-nilly
  6. 6 nolens volens
  7. 7 abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wú kě nài hé]
何
Hé
  1. 1 surname He
何以
hé yǐ
  1. 1 (literary) why
  2. 2 how
何尝
hé cháng
  1. 1 (rhetorical question) when?
  2. 2 how?
  3. 3 it's not that...
何在
hé zài
  1. 1 where?
  2. 2 what place?
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
何止
hé zhǐ
  1. 1 far more than
  2. 2 not just
何况
hé kuàng
  1. 1 let alone
  2. 2 to say nothing of
  3. 3 besides
  4. 4 what's more
何等
hé děng
  1. 1 what kind?
  2. 2 how, what
  3. 3 somewhat
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
奈何
nài hé
  1. 1 to do something to sb
  2. 2 to deal with
  3. 3 to cope
  4. 4 how?
  5. 5 to no avail
为何
wèi hé
  1. 1 why
无可奈何
wú kě nài hé
  1. 1 have no way out
  2. 2 have no alternative
  3. 3 abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wú nài]
香奈儿
Xiāng nài ér
  1. 1 Chanel (brand name)
何人
hé rén
  1. 1 who

Idioms (11)

人生何处不相逢
rén shēng hé chù bù xiāng féng
  1. 1 it's a small world (idiom)
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)
天涯何处无芳草
tiān yá hé chù wú fāng cǎo
  1. 1 there are plenty more fish in the sea (idiom)
情何以堪
qíng hé yǐ kān
  1. 1 how can this be endured! (idiom)
成也萧何，败也萧何
chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Hé
  1. 1 lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Hán Xìn] being made Grand General 大將軍|大将军[dà jiāng jūn]
  2. 2 fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor
早知今日何必当初
zǎo zhī jīn rì hé bì dāng chū
  1. 1 if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom)
  2. 2 to regret vainly one's past behavior
有宝何必人前夸
yǒu bǎo hé bì rén qián kuā
  1. 1 There is no need to boast about one's treasures. (idiom)
欲加之罪，何患无辞
yù jiā zhī zuì , hé huàn wú cí
  1. 1 If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳|左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
  2. 2 Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.
没有规矩，何以成方圆
méi yǒu guī ju , hé yǐ chéng fāng yuán
  1. 1 without rules, how can anything be done (idiom); one must follow some rules
谈何容易
tán hé róng yì
  1. 1 easier said than done (idiom)

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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若是不想忘记她，你可以跳下奈何桥，在桥下的忘川河中等待一千年。
ruòshì bù xiǎng wàngjì tā ，nǐ kěyǐ tiàoxià nàihéqiáo ，zài qiáoxià de wàngchuānhé zhōng děngdài yìqiān nián 。
If you don't want to forget her, you can jump off the Naihe Bridge, the bridge of helplessness, and wait in the waters of the river of forgetfulness for a thousand years.
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这一千年里，你会看着你的爱人一遍又一遍地走过奈何桥，喝下一碗又一碗的孟婆汤，但她却不会记得你们的爱情。
zhè yìqiān nián lǐ ，nǐ huì kàn zhe nǐ de àiren yí biàn yòu yí biàn de zǒu guo nàihéqiáo ，hēxià yì wǎn yòu yì wǎn de mèngpótāng ，dàn tā què búhuì jìde nǐmen de àiqíng 。
In these thousand years, you'll see your lover pass time and again over the Naihe bridge, drinking bowl after bowl of Mengpo soup, but she won't remember the love between you.
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问世间，情是何物你还是走过奈何桥，然后喝下我手中这碗汤吧！
wènshìjiān, qíngshìhéwù nǐ háishì zǒu guo nàihéqiáo ，ránhòu hēxià wǒ shǒuzhōng zhè wǎn tāng ba ！
"I ask the world, what is love?" You would be better to just cross the Naihe Bridge and drink down the bowl of soup in my hands!
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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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