to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
trad. 無奈
Also written 無奈【wú nài】
Characters in this word
2无
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- Pinyin
- mó
- Traditional
- 無
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1404 of 2500
奈
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0
used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary), used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
- Pinyin
- nài
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 10859 of 2500