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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 爱莫能助
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 爱莫能助 | aì mò néng zhù | - unable to help however much one would like to (idiom); Although we sympathize, there is no way to help you. - My hands are tied. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 23,228 | 58,339 | 44,175 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 爱 | aì | - to love; to be fond of; to like - affection - to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen) |
| 莫 | mò | - surname Mo |
| 莫 | mò | - do not - there is none who |
| 能 | néng | - surname Neng |
| 能 | néng | - can - to be able to - might possibly - ability - (physics) energy |
| 助 | zhù | - to help - to assist |
Other Words Containing 爱莫能助
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 爱莫能助 | - | - | 23,228 | 58,339 | 44,175 |