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无奈

to have no choice but

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

wu2nai4 • wúnài

Meaning

Primary

to have no choice but

Alternatives

have no choice but, has no choice but, had no choice but, to have no choice, have no choice, had no choice

Mnemonic

无奈 To have no choice but is a phrase used to indicate that there was 无 nothing to be done other than 奈 to deal with a situation in one particular way.

Usage

他 无奈 地 看 着 雨 停 了。

He had no choice but to watch the rain until it stopped.

我 无奈 只 能 等 下 一 班 车。

I have no choice but to wait for the next bus.

他 无奈 地 放弃 了 比赛。

He had no choice but to forfeit the competition.