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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 无能为力
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 无能为力 | wú néng wéi lì | - (idiom) powerless to do anything about it |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 7 | 3,651 | 13,619 | 7,876 |
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 |
| 能 | néng | - surname Neng |
| 能 | néng | - can - to be able to - might possibly - ability - (physics) energy |
| 为 | wéi | - as (in the capacity of) - to take sth as - to act as - to serve as - to behave as - to become - to be - to do - by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 | wèi | - because of - for - to |
| 为 | wéi | - variant of 為|为[wei2] |
| 为 | wèi | - variant of 為|为[wei4] |
| 力 | lì | - surname Li |
| 力 | lì | - power - force - strength - ability - strenuously |
Other Words Containing 无能为力
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 无能为力 | 6 | 7 | 3,651 | 13,619 | 7,876 |