无从 (wú cóng) — have no way (to do sth); be unable to; not know how to
Definition
无从 (wúcóng) means 'have no way to' and always precedes a verb (无从下手, 无从得知), stressing that the means or starting point is missing.
adverb
have no way (to do sth)be unable tonot know how to
Examples
- ，。Zhè ge wèn tí tài fù zá, wǒ wú cóng xià shǒu.This problem is too complicated; I have no way to start.
- ，无从。Shì qing guò qù tài jiǔ, zhēn xiàng yǐ jīng wú cóng dé zhī.The incident happened too long ago; the truth is already impossible to know.
- ，无从。Miàn duì zhè me duō xuǎn xiàng, wǒ wú cóng xuǎn zé.Faced with so many options, I have no way to choose.
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