无奈
Old HSK 5
无奈 (wúnài) · to have no choice
无奈 (wúnài) means “to have no choice; helpless”. It is written with 2 characters: 无 (no) + 奈 (but). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 无奈 is built
The characters
无 wú · no
What 无 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke
奈 nài · but
What 奈 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 二 — two strokes
Example sentences
他无奈地笑了笑。Tā wúnài de xiào le xiào.He gave a helpless smile.
下大雨了，我们无奈只好取消比赛。Xià dàyǔ le, wǒmen wúnài zhǐhǎo qǔxiāo bǐsài.It rained heavily, so we had no choice but to cancel the match.
Questions about 无奈
What does 无奈 mean?
无奈 (wúnài) means “to have no choice; helpless”.
How do you pronounce 无奈?
无奈 is pronounced wúnài.
Which HSK level is 无奈?
无奈 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 无法wúfǎunable to
- 无聊wúliáobored
- 无论wúlùnno matter what
- 无数wúshùcountless
- 无所谓wúsuǒwèito not care
- 无限wúxiànunlimited
- 毫无háowúnot at all
- 肆无忌惮sìwújìdànwithout any restraint
- 无比wúbǐincomparable
- 无偿wúchángfree of charge
Learn 无奈 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 101: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.