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The Chinese word wunai - 无奈 - wúnài
(not to be able to do anything but in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
wúnài
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English translations
not to be able to do anything but, to have to
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无奈 ( wunai / wúnài ) in traditional characters
無奈
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 无奈 ( wunai / wúnài ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Huoche quxiao le, women wunai zhihao zhu yi wan.
Huǒchē qǔxiāo le, wǒmen wúnài zhǐhǎo zhù yī wǎn.– English translation: The train was cancelled, so we had no choice but to stay the night.
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