Verbcannot help but; have no alternative; have no choice

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 无奈.
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How to Use 无奈 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 无奈 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
biǎo
shì
nài
neutral
express helplessness
gǎn
dào
nài
neutral
feel helpless
Adjective + Nounwith选择
nài
de
xuǎn
neutral
helpless choice
Adverb + Verbwith
nài
xiào
neutral
smile helplessly

Example Sentences with 无奈

nài
xiào
le
I smiled helplessly.
miàn
duì
gāo
áng
de
fáng
jià
zhǐ
néng
nài
xuǎn
fáng
Faced with the high housing prices, he could only helplessly choose to continue renting.
zài
kàng
yīn
miàn
qián
gōng
guǎn
céng
gǎn
dào
shí
fēn
nài
In the face of force majeure factors, the company's management also felt quite helpless.
nài
yáo
yáo
tóu
jiē
shòu
le
zhè
ge
jié
guǒ
He shook his head helplessly and accepted the outcome.
nán
dào
duì
yǎn
qián
de
kùn
jìng
jiù
zhī
shèng
xià
nài
le
ma
Are you really left with nothing but helplessness in the face of the current predicament?
bìng
fēi
gǎn
dào
nài
ér
shì
lěng
jìng
fēn
le
suǒ
yǒu
néng
xìng
He did not feel helpless; instead, he calmly analyzed all possibilities.
miàn
duì
zhè
zhǒng
qíng
kuàng
men
chú
le
nài
děng
dài
bié
xuǎn
In this situation, we have no choice but to wait helplessly.
jǐn
guǎn
nèi
xīn
chōng
mǎn
nài
dàn
rán
wēi
xiào
zhe
chéng
dān
suǒ
yǒu
rèn
Although his heart was filled with helplessness, he still smiled and took on all the responsibilities.