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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 无奈
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 无奈 | wú nài | - to have no alternative - frustrated - exasperated - helpless - (conjunction) but unfortunately |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 15,152 | 2,436 | 1,697 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 无 | mó | - used in 南無|南无[na1mo2] |
| 无 | wú | - not to have - no - none - not - to lack - un- - -less |
| 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 |
Other Words Containing 无奈
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