无能为力 meaning in English

wúnéngwéilì

(idiom) powerless to do anything about it

HSK 7-9Traditional 無能為力20 strokes

Meaning of 无能为力

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wúnéngwéilì

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ们men也yě无wú能néng为wéi力lì。

There's nothing we can do to help.

他tā无wú能néng为wéi力lì，只zhǐ好hǎo放fàng弃qì计jì划huà

He could do nothing but give up his plan against his will.

我wǒ对duì此cǐ无wú能néng为wéi力lì。

There's nothing I can do about it.

我wǒ不bú是shì不bù同tóng情qíng你nǐ，但dàn我wǒ实shí在zài是shì无wú能néng为wéi力lì。

It's not that I am unsympathetic, but I am not able to help you.

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Words that share a character with 无能为力.

为什么	wèi shénme	why?; for what reason?
因为	yīnwèi	because; owing to; on account of
可能	kěnéng	might (happen); possible
认为	rènwéi	to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
以为	yǐwéi	to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe
成为	chéngwéi	to become; to turn into
只能	zhǐ néng	can only; obliged to do sth
努力	nǔlì	to make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
能够	nénggòu	to be capable of; to be able to
行为	xíngwéi	action; conduct; behavior; activity
为了	wèile	for; for the purpose of; in order to
才能	cáinéng	talent; ability

What does 无能为力 mean?

无能为力 (wúnéngwéilì) means "(idiom) powerless to do anything about it".

How do you write 无能为力?

无能为力 is made of 4 characters: 无 (4 strokes), 能 (10 strokes), 为 (4 strokes), 力 (2 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 无能为力 an HSK word?

Yes. 无能为力 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 无能为力 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 无能为力 is written 無能為力.