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无奈

wúnài

Traditional: 無奈

to have no alternative

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Meaning of 无奈 in English

wúnàiHSK 5verb, conjunctionSyllabus #3207
  1. to have no alternative
  2. frustrated
  3. exasperated
  4. helpless
  5. (conjunction) but unfortunately

Characters

无 on its own →
wú · to lack

HSK words with 无

无HSK 4无法HSK 4无聊HSK 4无论HSK 4无关HSK 5无数HSK 5无限HSK 5无效HSK 5毫无HSK 6无疑HSK 6
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HSK words with 奈

无可奈何HSK 7–9

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences