HSK 5
无奈
無奈
Meaning
- helpless
- without choice
- for lack of better option
- grudgingly
- willy-nilly
- nolens volens
- abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
- Traditional
- 無奈
- Pinyin
- wú nài
Character reference
Components and radical classification
无
wúno, not; lacking, -less
Primary radical无 · not
奈
nàibut, how; to bear, to stand, to endure
Primary radical大 · big
無
wúno, not; lacking, -less
Primary radical灬 · fire
Radical classification does not necessarily describe a character’s modern meaning. Semantic and phonetic roles are shown only when supported by the cited formation data.
Writing practice
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