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无可奈何 — Chinese word meaning
HSK 7
无可奈何 (wú kě nài hé) is a Chinese word: helpless. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 无可奈何
成语 idiom
helpless
面对这种情况，我们也无可奈何。
Facing this situation, we are also helpless.
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Word breakdown
Structure & writing
无 is a component in 1 characters
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无 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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可 is a component in 8 characters
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丁 is a component in 13 characters
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亭
pavilion; open-sided roofed structure for rest, built by a road or in a garden
叮
to sting or bite (of mosquitoes, etc., piercing skin to suck blood)
宁
peaceful; tranquil
盯
to fix one's gaze on; to stare at
钉
nail; pin; tack (a slender object made of metal, wood, or bamboo that can be driven into another object)
口 is a component in 181 characters
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可
yes; correct; to permit
号
name; appellation
吃
to eat; to chew and swallow food (including sipping and drinking)
同
same; identical (opposite of '异')
名
name; appellation of a person or thing
吗
same as "嘛"
吧
sentence-final particle softening tone of imperatives; expressing suggestion, consultation, command, or request
听
to listen; to hear
呢
particle used at the end of interrogative sentences to prompt or press for an answer
和
harmonious; peaceful
哪
which (followed by a measure word or numeral + measure word, to identify one or more among several people or things)
唱
to sing; to produce musical sounds with the voice
喂
hey; hello (interjection used as a greeting)
喜
happy; joyful (opposite of 悲)
喝
to drink (liquid or fluid food)
回
to wind, circle, or rotate
知
knowledge, learning
问
to ask a question about something unknown or unclear
高
tall; high (opposite of 'low')
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告
to tell, inform, or announce something to others
周
periphery; circle
咖
coffee (evergreen shrub or small tree grown in the tropics; white flowers, red fruit; seeds used to make a beverage; also refers to the beverage itself)
啊
interjection of admiration or surprise
啡
used in '咖啡' (coffee): an evergreen shrub/small tree whose roasted seeds are ground to make the beverage coffee
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咱
we (inclusive of both speaker and listener), equivalent to "咱们"
响
echo; reverberation
哭
to cry; to weep from pain, grief, or strong emotion
啤
beer (low-alcohol drink brewed from barley and hops, with foam and a slightly bitter taste)
嘴
mouth (of a person or animal); organ for eating and speaking
如
to suit; to follow; in accordance with
害
harm; disadvantage (opposite of 利、益)
总
to gather together, to assemble
或
perhaps; maybe
束
to tie; to bind
船
boat; ship (primary watercraft, various types, also used in aerospace)
言
(lit.) to speak; to say
铅
lead (metallic element, symbol Pb)
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叶
leaf (of a plant)
各
each; every (referring to different persons or things)
否
not; used before action morphemes to express negation
吸
to inhale or draw liquid/gas into the body (opposite of 呼, though 呼 is limited to breath)
吹
to blow (air from the mouth)
味
taste; flavor perceived by the tongue
呼
to exhale; breathe out (opposite of inhale)
命
life; the living force of organisms
咳
to cough
咸
(lit.) all; everyone (classical adverb)
品
article; item; object
售
to sell; to vend
喊
to shout; to yell loudly
嗯
grunt of agreement or acknowledgment
嗽
to cough; see 咳 (ké)
象
elephant (the large mammal)
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含
hold something in the mouth without swallowing or spitting
吵
noisy and chaotic; disturbing
呀
exclamation of surprise or doubt
咨
to consult or inquire of others
咬
to bite (with upper and lower teeth, to grip or sever something)
哈
to open the mouth and breathe out
哎
exclamation of dissatisfaction or reminder
哦
oh (expressing realization or understanding)
哲
a wise and intelligent person
唉
exclamation of grief or regret
唯
solely, only
善
kind; benevolent; charitable (opposite of 恶)
喻
to explain; to make someone understand
器
utensils; implements; vessels
局
chessboard
扣
to fasten or hook with a ring or clasp
捐
to abandon; to give up
沿
along (a river, road, or edge of something)
骂
to insult or abuse with crude or malicious words
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吞
to swallow whole or in chunks without chewing
启
to open
呆
foolish; stupid
呈
to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as
哇
onomatopoeia for crying or vomiting sounds
啦
sentence-final particle (fusion of 了 and 啊); indicates completion, change, or a new situation, with exclamatory or surprised tone
喷
to spurt or spray out (liquid, gas, powder, etc.) under pressure
嗓
throat; larynx
嘛
particle indicating something is obvious or self-evident
嘲
嘿
hey (greeting or to get attention)
噪
（of birds or insects）to chirp or buzz noisily
尚
to revere; to value highly
毫
fine, pointed hair on a person or animal
衰
to decline, to weaken
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叮
to sting or bite (of mosquitoes, etc., piercing skin to suck blood)
叹
to sigh out of worry or sorrow
叼
to hold in the mouth
吁
to appeal or call out for a demand
吏
government official in ancient times
君
monarch; sovereign
吝
miserly; stingy with one's possessions
吟
to chant or recite with a cadence
吩
(colloq.) to instruct or order verbally; to tell someone to do something (used in 吩咐)
吭
to make a sound; to speak
吻
lips
吼
(of a fierce animal) to roar
呐
shout loudly; cry out (see 呐喊)
呕
to vomit
呛
to irritate the nose or throat (of a pungent or acrid gas)
呜
onomatopoeia for wind, whistles, crying, etc.
呵
to scold angrily
呻
to chant; to recite
咀
to chew and savour slowly in the mouth
咐
to instruct or order verbally; to enjoin; to tell someone what to do or not to do
咕
onomatopoeia for the sound of a hen or certain birds clucking/cooing
咙
throat; used in 喉咙 (throat)
咧
(of the mouth) open to one side; curl sideways
咽
pharynx (the muscular tube at the back of the mouth connecting the nasal cavity, oral cavity, and larynx)
哀
sorrowful; grieved
哄
to deceive; to cheat
哆
to shiver, tremble (as in 哆嗦)
哑
mute; unable to speak due to a physical defect or illness
哗
noisy and clamorous; loud and chaotic uproar
哨
to patrol, to scout
哺
to feed (a young child or animal); to nurse
哼
to groan or moan in pain
哽
to have food stuck in the throat
唆
to instigate; to incite someone to do wrong
唇
lip; the muscular tissue around the mouth of humans or certain animals
唐
boastful; exaggerated (in speech)
唠
see "唠叨": to talk endlessly; to nag
唤
to call out loudly to get someone's attention or summon them
唬
唾
saliva; spittle
啃
to gnaw; to nibble at something hard
啰
see '啰唆': (of speech) verbose; (of matters) trivial and troublesome; to repeat oneself tediously
啸
to whistle (with pursed lips, producing a long clear sound)
喇
see 喇叭: ① wind instrument, narrow at top and flared at bottom, amplifies sound; ② horn-shaped object with amplifying function
喉
larynx; throat (the organ connecting the pharynx and trachea, used for breathing and phonation)
喘
to breathe rapidly; to pant
喧
loud and noisy; clamorous
嗅
to smell; to sniff and distinguish odors
嗜
to love, to have a particular fondness for
嗦
see '哆嗦': involuntary trembling of the body from external stimulation
嘀
used in "嘀咕": ① mutter to oneself; ② feel uneasy, be uncertain
嘈
noisy; clamorous
嘱
to enjoin; to instruct
噩
frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious
嚏
(lit.) to sneeze
嚣
noisy; clamorous
嚷
to shout loudly
嚼
to chew; to masticate
燕
swallow (bird with small body, long pointed wings, and forked tail)
辟
incisive; penetrating; profound
鄙
vulgar; base; crude
鳄
crocodile (large reptile, commonly called 鳄鱼)
鸣
(of birds) to chirp; (of animals or insects) to cry or make sounds
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奈 is not used as a component in any other character.
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示 is a component in 9 characters
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何 is a component in 1 characters
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什
see "什么": ① interrogative pronoun; ② indefinite reference; ③ universal reference (used before 也/都); ④ surprise or dissatisfaction; ⑤ reproach; ⑥ disagreement; ⑦ non-exhaustive enumeration
他
third-person pronoun, generally male, sometimes gender-neutral (he/him; they)
们
suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural
件
measure word for individual items
休
to stop; to cease (something)
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任
to appoint; to assign to a post
份
a portion or share of a whole divided into parts
优
excellent; superior (opposite of 劣)
伙
meals; food provisions
估
to estimate, to reckon approximately
低
low (opposite of 'high'); close to the ground
何
interrogative pronoun: ① what ② where ③ why
使
to dispatch; to order about
例
example; instance used as a reference or model
供
to supply; to provide money or goods for those in need
保
to guard and protect from harm or loss
俩
two (cannot be followed by 个 or other measure words)
倍
a multiple; a number equal to another multiplied by a given factor
倒
to fall down; to topple over
值
price; value; numerical value
停
to stop, to cease moving
偶
idol; figure made of wood or clay
傅
(lit.) to assist; to instruct
傲
arrogant; proud
夜
night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼'
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传
to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation
伴
companion; partner
伸
to stretch out; to extend
似
to resemble; to be like
佛
Buddha (abbrev. of Sanskrit transliteration '佛陀'); esp. Shakyamuni, founder of Buddhism
佳
beautiful, good
依
to lean on; to rely on, to depend on
促
short (of time)
俗
custom; social habit or convention formed over time
倡
to initiate; to advocate
傍
to be close to; to be beside
催
to urge; to press someone to act quickly
傻
foolish, stupid
宿
to lodge; to spend the night; to sleep overnight
拖
to drag (an object along a surface)
施
to implement; to exert
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伏
to lean forward onto something; to lie face down, prostrate
伐
to chop (a tree); to fell
伦
generation; kind; category
伪
false; fake; deceitful (opposite of 真)
伯
uncle (father's elder brother)
伺
to watch; to lie in wait
佑
to assist and protect
佣
to hire or be hired
侃
(lit.) upright and forthright
侈
wasteful; extravagant
侍
to serve, attend upon, wait on someone
侠
a chivalrous person or act of helping the oppressed through personal strength
侣
companion; partner
侥
见"侥幸": to gain benefit or avoid misfortune by chance
侦
to spy; to secretly investigate or scout
侨
to reside abroad
侮
to bully, to treat with contempt
侵
to invade, to encroach on others' rights
俊
handsome; good-looking (opposite of ugly)
俏
handsome; good-looking; nimble and graceful
俘
prisoner of war; captive
俭
frugal, thrifty (opposite of 奢)
俯
to bow one's head, face downward (opposite of 仰)
倔
straightforward in character, blunt in speech
倘
if; supposing that
倚
to lean against
倦
tired, weary
债
debt (money owed to others)
偏
not straight; off-center; tilted (opposite of 正)
僚
government official
僧
Buddhist monk
僵
stiff, rigid (of limbs)
僻
remote, far from the center
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