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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

无能为力 [wúnéngwéilì]
  1. 1. be powerless
    这件事我实在无能为力
    I'm powerless to do anything about this.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

无能为力 [wúnéngwéilì]
  1. 1. [Chinese idiom] powerless; helpless; incapable of action
    我对她不幸的遭遇非常同情,可惜无能为力
    I sympathize with her in her misfortune, but I'm afraid I can do nothing to help.
    这事我无能为力
    That's beyond my power.
    我们很想帮助她,但是无能为力
    对于这种新电脑病毒,国内许多杀毒软件都无能为力

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

无能为力 [wúnéngwéilì]
  1. 1. 用不上劲儿;没有能力或能力不足。

Examples

我对她不幸的遭遇非常同情,可惜无能为力
I sympathize with her in her misfortune, but I'm afraid I can do nothing to help. 无能为力
这事我无能为力
That's beyond my power. 无能为力
我们很想帮助她,但是无能为力 无能为力
对于这种新电脑病毒,国内许多杀毒软件都无能为力 无能为力
面对敌人的进攻, 将军已计穷智短, 无能为力
The general had exhausted all his means and could do nothing to hold back the enemy's attack. 计穷智短
很抱歉, 对于你的事, 我实在无能为力
I'm sorry, but there is really nothing I can do to help you. 为力
这件事我实在无能为力
I'm powerless to do anything about this. 无能为力
无能为力 为力
Forget it, that's the way the ball bounces, there's nothing to do.
忘了它吧,生活就是这样,我们无能为力 bounce
This time there is nothing to do. I have to admit that I've been beaten.
这次真的是无能为力了,不得不承认我输了。 beat

Word Decomposition


[wú]
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[néng]
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[wéi]
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[lì]

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