无奈

wú nài

HSK 5 verb / conjunction

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Meaning 释义

  1. to have no alternative
  2. frustrated
  3. exasperated
  4. helpless
  5. (conjunction) but unfortunately

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In real sentences 真实例句

他tā对duì生活shēnghuó感到gǎndào很hěn无奈wúnài。

He feels powerless about his own life.

Tatoeba #4948520

我wǒ无奈wúnài只得zhǐdé跟gēn随着suízhe她tā。

I was compelled to follow her.

Tatoeba #4948541

提tí姆mǔ觉得juéde很hěn无奈wúnài，没有méiyǒu人rén了解liǎojiě他tā。

Tim felt helpless; no one understood him.

Tatoeba #13511655

“天天tiāntiān寒暄hánxuān就是jiùshì我们wǒmen做zuò的de所有suǒyǒu事shì了le。“汤姆Tāngmǔ无奈wúnài地de回答huídá。

"Exchanging courtesies every day is all we've done," Tom answered with resignation.

Tatoeba #10342214

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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