HSK 5 HSK V5
Correct
无奈
/ wúnài /
Strokes
Definition
helpless/without choice/for lack of better option/grudgingly/willy-nilly/nolens volens/abbr. for 无可奈何[wú kě nài hé]
Example
As a Verb
resign oneself to (doing sth); cannot help but; have no alternative/choice
1
Tā
他
chūyúwúnài
出于无奈
,
zhǐdé
只得
ràngbù
让步
。
He had no choice but to give in.
2
Sān
三
míng
名
duìyuán
队员
dōu
都
shòushāng
受伤
le
了
,
wǒmen
我们
wúnài
无奈
dì
地
shū
输
le
了
zhè
这
cháng
场
bǐsài
比赛
。
With three men injured, we became resigned to losing the game.
3
Wúnài
无奈
zhǐdé
只得
qù
去
zuò
做
have no alternative but to do it
4
Wúnài
无奈
dì
地
shuō
说
say resignedly
5
Wúnài
无奈
de
的
mùguāng
目光
/
biǎoqíng
表情
/
yǔqì
语气
resigned look/expression/tone
As a Conjunction
but; however
6
Wǒ
我
běn
本
yìng
应
bāng
帮
nǐ
你
,
wúnài
无奈
dāngshí
当时
shǒutóu
手头
hěn
很
jǐn
紧
。
I would have helped you, but I was short of money at the time.
7
Jīntiān
今天
běn
本
xiǎng
想
huíqu
回去
,
wúnài
无奈
méi
没
mǎi
买
zhāo
着
piào
票
。
I had planned to go home today, but I wasn't able to get a ticket.