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奈

nài · nai

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Meaning

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  1. used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈 / 无奈 (wú nài) and 莫可奈何 (mò kě nài hé) (literary)
  2. used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
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2 examples
01

他(tā)无(wú)奈(nài)地(de)摇(yáo)了(le)摇(yáo)头(tóu)，转(zhuǎn)身(shēn)离(lí)开(kāi)了(le)。

He shook his head helplessly and turned to leave.

02

事(shì)情(qing)已(yǐ)经(jīng)这(zhè)样(yàng)，我(wǒ)也(yě)无(wú)可(kě)奈(nài)何(hé)。

Things have already turned out this way; there's nothing I can do about it.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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