Chinese word dictionary

无奈

wúnài · to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately

Word information

Simplified无奈
Traditional無奈
Pinyinwúnài
Part of speech动、连
HSK 3.05
HSK 2.05

How to learn 无奈

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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