| 无奈 | wú nài | to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately |
| 无可奈何 | wú kě nài hé | have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] |
| 奈 | nài | used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words |