无能为力
wú néng wéi lìㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ
Traditional: 無能為力
HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 7–9
无能为力 (wú néng wéi lì) means impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless.
Meaning(verb)
impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
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Stroke order
4 strokes
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
10 strokes
surname Neng
4 strokes
as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
2 strokes
surname Li
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- 无知 wú zhī — ignorant; ignorance