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Inability with 没办法 ("mei2ban4fa3")

办法 méi bànfǎ

Verb
HSK 2

Structure

Subj. + 没办法 + Verb + Obj.

Definition

没办法表示无法处理或解决某件事，通常带有无奈或遗憾的语气。

Unable to do anything about something; expressing helplessness or resignation.

Usage

多用于口语，常单独使用或放在句首/句尾，表示对某事无能为力。

Commonly used in spoken Chinese, often standalone or placed at the beginning/end of a sentence to indicate inability to do something about a situation.

Examples

  • 1 没办法，只能这样了。 (There's no other way, we'll have to make do.)
  • 2 他没办法按时完成工作。 (He cannot finish the work on time.)
  • 3 下大雨了，没办法出门。 (It's raining heavily, so there's no way to go out.)
  • 4 没办法，这就是现实。 (Can't help it, this is reality.)
  • 5 她没办法说服他改变主意。 (She can't convince him to change his mind.)

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