无法 (wú fǎ) — unable, incapable
Definition
无法 means 'unable / no way to (do something)' — a written-form negation of ability or possibility, stronger than the colloquial 没法儿 ('can't, no way'). Pairs with a verb to express impossibility.
verb
unableincapable
Examples
- 无法。Wǒ wú fǎ lǐ jiě tā de huà.I am unable to understand his words.
- 无法。Zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng wǒ men wú fǎ kòng zhì.We cannot control this kind of situation.
- 无法。Tā wú fǎ wàng jì guò qù.She is unable to forget the past.
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