无能为力

wǒ duì tā bù xìng de zāo yù fēi cháng tóng qíng kě xī wú néng wéi lì

我对她不幸的遭遇非常同情，可惜无能为力。

I sympathize with her in her misfortune, but I'm afraid I can do nothing to help.

yǒu xiē shì qing rén shì wú néng wéi lì de

有些事情人是无能为力的。

Some things are beyond human contrivance.

duì è liè de tiān qì wǒ men wú néng wéi lì

对恶劣的天气我们无能为力。

We cannot contend against the bad weather.

wú néng wéi lì de gǎn jué

无能为力的感觉

a sense of helplessness

yī shēng zhī dào zì jǐ wú néng wéi lì bāng bù liǎo tā

医生知道自己无能为力，帮不了她。

The doctor knew that there was nothing he could do for her.

tā biàn de lǎo ér wú néng wéi lì

她变得老而无能为力。

She's become old and helpless.