Word information
Simplified无可奈何
Traditional無可奈何
Pinyinwúkěnàihé
Part of speechv
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
无可奈何
wúkěnàihé · have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4]
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