无奈

Traditional: 無奈

wú nài

Dictionary entry

to have no alternative

What does 无奈 mean?

无奈 (wú nài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have no alternative

2frustrated

3exasperated

4helpless

5(conjunction) but unfortunately

Character breakdown

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]奈nàiused in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary) · used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words

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How to pronounce 无奈

无奈

wú nài

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