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无可奈何

wú kě nài hé

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 無可奈何

无可奈何 (wú kě nài hé) means "have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 无可奈何 means

1. have no way out
2. have no alternative
3. abbr. to {无奈|wú nài}

The characters in 无可奈何

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 可kě(prefix) can; may; able to; -able; to approve; to permit; to suit
• 奈nàiused in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 无奈…
• 何héwhat; how; why

Where 无可奈何 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · wù–wǔ (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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