Definition & Meaning

be at the end of one's rope; not know what to do

Word usage

méi zhé

没 辙

Level:

NHSK 789－2 SW HSK 6

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v.dialinfmlmetabe at the end of one's rope; not know what to do
- tā zhè me duì fu wǒ wǒ wán quán méi zhé
  她这么对付我，我完全没辙。
  I really can't take any more the way she's been treating me.
- tā zhè rén tài nán chán wǒ ná tā méi zhé
  他这人太难缠，我拿他没辙。
  How unreasonable he is! I don't know how to deal with him.
- zhè xià kě méi zhé le
  这下可没辙了。
  Now one really doesn't know what to do.
- yī dàn nǐ pá shang dǐng fēng tā men jiù méi zhé le
  一旦你爬上顶峰，他们就没辙了。
  Once you're on top, they're helpless.
antonym
yǒu zhé有辙

Word usage

Separable word
"没" and "辙" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我对她没一点儿辙。
  I don’t know how to deal with her.
- 你既然没什么辙，就听我的。
  Since you have no idea, you should just listen to me.
- 女儿一哭，他就没了辙。
  As soon as his daughter cried, he is at the end of his rope.

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