| 无奈HSK 5 | wú nài | to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately | |
| 奈何 | nài hé | to do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?; to no avail | |
| 无可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈 | |
| 没奈何 | mò nài hé | to have no alternative; to be helpless | |
| 万般无奈 | wàn bān wú nài | to have no way out; to have no alternative |
| 1 | He sighed helplessly. | |
| 2 | He felt very helpless when facing difficulties. | |
| 3 | She reluctantly accepted the company's layoff notice. | |
| 4 | He sighed helplessly and decided to accept reality. | |
| 5 | I watched him make the same mistake over and over again, feeling helpless. |