Meaning
how can one help
Chinese: 奈何，表示怎么办或无可奈何。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “nai” becomes a different word in each tone. 奈 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 无奈wú nàito have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless
- 无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈
- 奈何nài héto do something to sb; to deal with; to cope; how?
- 山奈shān nài(loanword) cyanide
- 林奈lín nàiCarl Linnaeus; Carl Linné
Example Sentence
天突然下起了雨，我们无可奈何，只好回家。Tiān tū rán xià qǐ le yǔ, wǒ men wú kě nài hé, zhǐ hǎo huí jiā.It suddenly rained, and we had no choice but to go home.
天Tiānday突然tū ránsudden下xiàbelow起qǐto rise了le(completed action)雨yǔrain，我们wǒ menwe无可奈何wú kě nài héhave no way out，只zhǐonly好hǎogood回家huí jiāto return home。