无能为力

wú néng wéi lì

HSK 7–9

Meaning

指没有能力或力量去完成某件事情。

Unable to do something; powerless; helpless.

常用于表示面对某种情况或问题时，因为缺乏能力、条件或资源而无法采取行动或改变结果。

Often used to express being unable to act or change a situation due to lack of ability, conditions, or resources.

1 面对自然灾害，人类有时确实无能为力。 (Faced with natural disasters, humans are sometimes truly powerless.)
2 对于他的固执己见，我也无能为力。 (I am helpless against his stubbornness.)
3 医生已经尽力了，但病人的病情恶化，我们无能为力。 (The doctors have done their best, but the patient's condition has worsened, and we are powerless.)
4 他想要挽回这段感情，但对方心意已决，他无能为力。 (He wanted to save the relationship, but the other party had made up their mind, and he could do nothing.)
5 这个项目的失败是因为外部因素，我们内部团队无能为力。 (The failure of this project was due to external factors; our internal team was powerless.)

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