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无能为力

wú néng wéi lì
HSK 7

English Meaning

impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
无能为力的事情就算了
HSK 7 00:01
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1. PREVIOUS

不要的东西就扔了

“If you don't need something, throw it away.”

“If there's nothing you can do about something, let it go.”

3. NEXT

没有缘分的人就散了 都是一样的道理

“If there's no fate between people, then part ways. It's all the same logic.”

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实在是无能为力
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“Stop asking me to solve this; we have reached our absolute limit and I cannot do anything more.”

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尸体是越来越多 这人手是越来越缺

“The bodies are piling up, while we are increasingly short-handed.”

“There is really nothing much we can do.”

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这样不妥

“This isn't right.”

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老师也无能为力呀
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't count on me; there is nothing I can do to fix this.”

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这件事

“In this matter,”

“there's nothing I can do, kid.”

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那老师

“Ms. Wang,”

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