无可奈何 (wú kě nài hé) — to have no alternative; to be helpless; there is nothing one can do

Definizione

Literally 'nothing can be done about it' — emphasizes reluctant acceptance of an unavoidable situation, often with resignation. Weaker than 无能为力 (which says you *can't* act) and less desperate than 走投无路.

phrase
to have no alternativeto be helplessthere is nothing one can do

Esempi

  • 无可奈何
    Miàn duì zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng, tā wú kě nài hé.
    Faced with this situation, he had no choice.
  • 无可奈何
    wú kě nài hé, Wǒ zhǐ néng tóng yì tā men de yāo qiú.
    Having no alternative, I could only agree to their demands.
  • 无可奈何
    Hái zi kū gè bù tíng, mā ma wú kě nài hé dì yáo le yáo tóu.
    The child wouldn't stop crying, and the mother shook her head helplessly.

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