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没法

méi fǎ · mei fa

Traditional 沒法

Meaning

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  1. at a loss
  2. unable to do anything about it
  3. to have no choice
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Too many bags

  1. Liangliang

    夜市(yèshì)太(tài)好玩(hǎowán)了(le)，我(wǒ)又(yòu)买(mǎi)了(le)一个(yīgè)！

    This night market is so fun. I bought another one!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)已经(yǐjīng)有(yǒu)五个(wǔgè)袋子(dàizi)了(le)。

    You already have five bags in your hands.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)没法(méifǎ)再(zài)拿(ná)了(le)。

    I can't carry any more.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)没法(méifǎ)帮(bāng)你(nǐ)，我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)也(yě)满(mǎn)了(le)。

    I can't help you either. My hands are full too.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)只能(zhǐnéng)把(bǎ)它(tā)吃掉(chīdiào)了(le)。

    Then I can only eat it up.

  6. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)那(nà)是(shì)一只(yīzhī)玩具熊(wánjùxióng)。

    But that's a toy bear.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)的(de)手(shǒu)抖(dǒu)得(de)太(tài)厉(lì)害(hai)，没(méi)法(fǎ)穿(chuān)针(zhēn)了(le)。

My hands were shaking too much to thread the needle.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

风(fēng)刮(guā)得(de)太(tài)猛(měng)，他(tā)们(men)没(méi)法(fǎ)在(zài)公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)玩(wán)了(le)。

The wind blew too hard for them to play in the park.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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