无助 (wú zhù) — helpless
Definition
Describes feeling helpless or无助 when facing a problem you cannot control or solve alone. The first character 无 means 'without', and 助 means 'help' — together: 'without help'.
adjective
helpless
Examples
- ，无助。Miàn duì zhè me dà de zāi nàn, rén men gǎn dào shí fēn wú zhù.Faced with such a huge disaster, people felt very helpless.
- ，无助。Tā yí gè rén zài guó wài, gǎn dào tè bié wú zhù.He was alone abroad and felt especially helpless.
- 无助。Tā wú zhù dì kàn zhe huǒ chē kāi zǒu le.She watched helplessly as the train pulled away.
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