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奈

nài

but, how; bear, stand, endure

Strokes
8
Radical
大
HSK
5
Tone
4

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 他对生活感到很无奈。

    Tā duì shēng huó gǎn dào hěn wú nài

    He feels powerless about his own life.

  • 我无奈只得跟随着她。

    Wǒ wú nài zhǐ dé gēn suí zhe tā

    I was compelled to follow her.

  • 我就是不道歉,你奈我何?

    Wǒ jiù shì bù dào qiàn nǐ nài wǒ hé

    I'm not going to apologize. What are you going to do about it?

  • 奈良是个非常古老的城市。

    Nài liáng shì ge fēi cháng gǔ lǎo de chéng shì

    Nara is a very old city.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 奈

  • 无奈wú nài 2–4 to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately
  • 无可奈何wú kě nài hé 2–3–4–2have no way out; have no alternative; abbr. to 无奈