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没办法

méi bàn fǎ

Definitions

  1. 1. there is nothing to be done
  2. 2. one can't do anything about it

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Example Sentences

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他非要去，我也 没办法 。
He insisted on going, and I couldn't do anything about it.
没办法 。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 443603)

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Words Containing 没办法

拿你没办法
ná nǐ méi bàn fǎ

don't know what to do with you (used to express mild exasperation)

Child Words of 没办法

没
méi

(negative prefix for verbs) have not; not

没
mò

drowned

法
fǎ

France

办
bàn

to do

办法
bàn fǎ

means