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无援

wú yuán

2-character word Traditional 無援

What 无援 means

1. without support
2. helpless

The characters in 无援

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 援yuánto help; to assist; to aid

Example sentences

• 我从小到大都是个酷儿小孩，从学校、老师或大多数同学那里得不到任何支持，感到孤立无援，觉得自己从根本上就是有问题的。我很高兴现况已有所改变，但对于那股反对支持与肯定酷儿儿童之风气的反动势力感到厌恶。
  Growing up as a queer kid, I had no support whatsoever from school, from teachers, or from most other kids, and I felt isolated and fundamentally bad. I'm glad things have changed, but disgusted by the reactionary movement that has risen up against the practice of supporting and affirming queer kids.

Words containing 无援

• 孤立无援gū lì wú yuánisolated and without help

Sounds the same

Read wú yuán, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 无缘to have no opportunity; no way (of doing sth); no chance