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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 奈何

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
奈何 nài hé - to do something to sb
- to deal with
- to cope
- how?
- to no avail

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 23,341 15,669 9,568

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
奈 nài- used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary)
- used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
何 hé- surname He
何 hé- what
- how
- why
- which
- carry

Other Words Containing 奈何

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
奈何 - - 23,341 15,669 9,568
无可奈何 6 9 26,868 12,877 12,391