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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