wú​nài HSK5

helpless

无奈 無奈 wú​nài
helpless
Having no alternative or choice; frustrated and without any way out; can also be used as a noun meaning a state of helplessness.
unfortunately
Used as an adverb to indicate that something is regrettable or cannot be helped
but
Used as a conjunction to introduce a clause explaining why a wish or plan was not realized, often with a sense of regret

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.85 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
51.6 per million

Details

HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 5

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