无可奈何 Chinese English dictionary 无可奈何 translate 无可奈何 pinyin

无可奈何

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
无可奈何 wúkěnàihé	无可奈何 \| 无可奈何* \| *无可奈何	have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈｜无奈	無可奈何 HSK 7-9

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
无	无 \| 无* \| *无	4画无 + 0	wú, mó	negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71	mou4	無 1041.0 MKU


可	可 \| 可* \| *可	5画口 + 2	kě, kè	may, can, -able; possibly	ho2	1062.0 MNR


奈	奈 \| 奈* \| *奈	8画大 + 5	nài	but, how; bear, stand, endure	noi6	4090.1 KMMF


何	何 \| 何* \| *何	7画人亻 + 5	hé, hè	what, why, where, which, how	ho4	2122.0 OMNR

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Simplified		English Definition
无可奈何 wúkěnàihé	无可奈何 \| 无可奈何* \| *无可奈何	have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈｜无奈


无 mó	无 \| 无* \| *无	used in 南無｜南无


无 wú	无 \| 无* \| *无	not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less


无可 wúkě	无可 \| 无可* \| *无可	can't


可　kě	可 \| 可* \| *可	(prefix) can; may; able to; -able / to approve; to permit / to suit / (particle used for emphasis) certainly; very / but; however


可　kè	可 \| 可* \| *可	used in 可汗


奈　　nài	奈 \| 奈* \| *奈	used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈｜无奈 and 莫可奈何 (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words


奈何　　nàihé	奈何 \| 奈何* \| *奈何	to do something to sb / to deal with / to cope / how? / to no avail


何　　　Hé	何 \| 何* \| *何	surname He


何　　　hé	何 \| 何* \| *何	what / how / why / which / carry