无奈

wúnài

to have no alternative; frustrated

Traditional 無奈

HSK 3.0 · Level 5 HSK 2.0 · Level 5 adverbadjective / nounadjectivenoun

Meaning

wúnài wu2 nai4

to have no alternative
frustrated
exasperated
helpless
(conjunction) but unfortunately

Example sentences

tā 他 duì 对 shēnghuó 生活 gǎndào 感到 hěn 很 wúnài 无奈。

He feels powerless about his own life.
wǒ 我 wúnài 无奈 zhǐdé 只得 gēn 跟 suízhe 随着 tā 她。

I couldn't help but follow her.

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