wú nài
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  • 1

    v.resign oneself to (doing something); cannot help but; have no alternative/choice

    • tā chū yú wú nài cái gào su tā zhēn xiàng

      出于无奈告诉真相

      He told her the truth out of helplessness.

    • tā wú nài mò rán jiē shòu

      无奈默然接受

      He reluctantly acquiesced.

    • rén shēng de wú nài yǒu hěn duō

      人生无奈

      There are many frustrations in life.

  • 2

    conj.but; however; unfortunately

    • jīn tiān běn xiǎng huí jiā wú nài méi mǎi zháo piào

      今天回家无奈

      I had planned to go home today, but I wasn't able to get a ticket.

    • wǒ běn yīng bāng nǐ wú nài dāng shí hěn quē qián

      无奈当时缺钱

      I would have helped you, but I was short of money at the time.

    • tā běn yīng gāi bāng wǒ men wú nài tā dāng shí quē shǎo zī jīn

      应该我们无奈当时缺少资金

      He would have helped us but that he was short of money at the time.