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to have no alternative
have no way out
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s
Carl Linnaeus
to do something to sb
neper
to have no alternative
potassium cyanide KCN
to have no way out
see 無可奈何|无可奈何[wu2 ke3 nai4 he2]
Notice where 奈 sits in each complete thought.
I couldn't help but follow her.
Source: Tatoeba #4948541 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe feels powerless about his own life.
Source: Tatoeba #4948520 · CC BY 2.0 FR"Exchanging courtesies every day is all we've done," Tom answered with resignation.
Source: Tatoeba #10342214 · CC BY 2.0 FRI'm not going to apologize. What are you going to do about it?
Source: Tatoeba #461544 · CC BY 2.0 FRThis photo was taken in Nara.
Source: Tatoeba #342154 · CC BY 2.0 FRNara is a very old city.
Source: Tatoeba #332929 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.