MEANING/意义
      
  • wú nài
      
    sound for pinyin
      
      1
      
    helpless; cannot help it,can not avoid it
    Type adjective/形容词; verb/动词  
        
      2
      
    however (used at the beginning of a sentence,indicating that because of a certain reason the intention mentioned in the previous sentence cannot be realized,bearing the tone of “what a pity!“)
    Type conjunction/连词  
        
EXAMPLES/列句
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    tā chū yú wú nài ,zhǐ néng ràng bù
      
    sound for pinyin
    He had no choice but to give in.

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    wǒ yì tái tóu jiù kàn dào tā wú nài de biǎo qíng
      
    sound for pinyin
    When I looked up,I saw his resigned expression.
COMBINATIONS/组合
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    wàn bān wú nài
      
    sound for pinyin
    have no choice but,have no alternative whatsoever

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    wú nài de biǎo qíng
      
    sound for pinyin
    resigned expression
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