没办法

méi bàn fǎ

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Definitions

1. there is nothing to be done
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 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 没 méi: (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
• 没 没 mò: drowned
• 法 法 fǎ: France
• 办 办 bàn: to do
• 办法 办法 bàn fǎ: means