无能为力

无能为力 wúnéngwéilì in a sentence

Powerless (helpless)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

无能为力 (wúnéngwéilì) means Powerless (helpless). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这件事我实在 无能为力 。

Zhè jiàn shì wǒ shízài wú néng wéi lì.

There is truly nothing I can do about this.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 无能为力

面对天灾,人有时 无能为力 。

Miànduì tiānzāi, rén yǒushí wú néng wéi lì.

In the face of natural disaster people are sometimes powerless.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 无能为力

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This page shows 2 sentences using 无能为力 (wúnéngwéilì, "Powerless (helpless)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 无能为力 an HSK word?

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