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奈 nài

but, how; to bear, to stand, to endure

Strokes
8
Level
HSK 5
Radical
大
Type
Ideograph
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  1. 他很无奈地摇了摇头。
    Tā hěn wúnài de yáole yáo tóu.
    He shook his head helplessly.
    he very helpless (particle) shook (particle) shake head
  2. 你是不是感到很无奈？
    Nǐ shì bu shì gǎndào hěn wúnài?
    Do you feel very helpless?
    you is not-is feel very helpless (question)
  3. 遇到这种事，只能无奈接受。
    Yùdào zhè zhǒng shì, zhǐ néng wúnài jiēshòu.
    Encountering this kind of thing, one can only helplessly accept it.
    encounter this (measure) thing, only can helpless accept
  4. 他并不觉得无奈。
    Tā bìng bù juéde wúnài.
    He doesn't actually feel helpless.
    he at-all not feel helpless
  5. 那天下午，他无奈地看着车堵在路上。
    Nà tiān xiàwǔ, tā wúnài de kànzhe chē dǔ zài lùshang.
    That afternoon, he watched helplessly as the cars were stuck on the road.
    that day afternoon, he helpless (particle) watch (particle) car jam at road-on

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