无可奈何
wúkě-nàihéTraditional 無可奈何
to have no way out; helpless; resigned
Every meaning
wúkě-nàihé
- to have no way out; helpless; resigned
Its characters
- 无wúnot have; without
- 可kěcan; may
- 奈nàihow; what can be done (as in 无奈 and 奈何)
- 何héwhat; how; why (as in 如何, 为何)
Words with 无
Words with 可
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).