没办法 (沒辦法)
méi bàn fǎ
Pinyin
Definition
没办法 (沒辦法)
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- there is nothing to be done
- one can't do anything about it
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 at a loss
- 2 unable to do anything about it
- 3 to have no choice
Idioms (20)
以言代法
- 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法,以权压法
- 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
- 2 Might makes right.
以身试法
- 1 to challenge the law (idiom)
- 2 to knowingly violate the law
和尚打伞,无法无天
- 1 lit. like a monk holding an umbrella — no hair, no sky (idiom) (punning on 髮|发[fà] vs 法[fǎ])
- 2 fig. defying the law and the principles of heaven
- 3 lawless
执法如山
- 1 to maintain the law as firm as a mountain (idiom); to enforce the law strictly
Sample Sentences
谢谢老板,但是我今天家里有事,真的没办法。实在是很不好意思。
Thank you, but I really can’t make it due to family matters. I am sorry.
没办法,堵车呢!
There’s no way. There’s a traffic jam.