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无奈
無奈
wúnài
1. helpless
2. without choice
3. for lack of better option
4. grudgingly
5. willy-nilly
6. nolens volens
7. abbr. for [[無可奈何|无可奈何<wúkěnàihé>]]
HSK 5

Character Breakdown

无
wú
no, not; lacking, -less
HSK 4 4 丶
奈
nài
but, how; to bear, to stand, to endure
HSK 5 8 丶

Compound Words (1)

万般无奈
wànbānwúnài
to have no way out

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