无能为力wú néng wéi lì
helpless; unable to do anything to help

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Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 无能为力.
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How to Use 无能为力 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 无能为力 with other words naturally.
Prepositional Phrase + Verbwith对此
duì
néng
wèi
neutral
powerless about this
Adjective + Nounwith
néng
wèi
de
shì
neutral
something beyond one's power
Adverb + Verbwith完全
wán
quán
néng
wèi
neutral
completely powerless
Verb + Objectwith感到
gǎn
dào
néng
wèi
neutral
feel powerless

Example Sentences with 无能为力

bāng
liǎo
néng
wéi
I can't help you, I'm powerless.
miàn
duì
de
jiū
fēn
shī
tǎn
yán
néng
wéi
Faced with such a complex legal dispute, the lawyer also admitted that he was helpless.
nán
dào
duì
yǎn
qián
de
gōng
xiàn
xiàng
jiù
zhēn
de
néng
wéi
ma
Are you really helpless in the face of the injustice before your eyes?
miàn
duì
rán
zāi
hài
rén
lèi
yǒu
shí
huì
gǎn
dào
néng
wéi
In the face of natural disasters, humans sometimes feel helpless.
bìng
fēi
xiǎng
shēn
chū
yuán
shǒu
ér
shì
duì
shì
wán
quán
néng
wéi
It's not that he didn't want to lend a hand, but that he was completely powerless in this matter.
jǐn
guǎn
xīn
yuè
dàn
miàn
duì
mǒu
xiē
jué
zhèng
xué
jiè
réng
gǎn
néng
wéi
Despite the rapid advancement of technology, the medical community still feels helpless in the face of certain incurable diseases.
jǐn
guǎn
xiǎng
gǎi
biàn
xiàn
zhuàng
dàn
miàn
duì
gōng
de
zhì
réng
rán
néng
wéi
Although he tried hard to change the situation, he was still powerless in the face of the company's system.
kàn
dào
péng
yǒu
shēn
xiàn
kùn
jìng
què
néng
wéi
xīn
fēi
cháng
nán
shòu
Seeing my friend in deep trouble, I felt helpless and very upset.