无能为力 / 無能為力
wú néng wéi lì
Meaning
- powerless to do anything about it
Example sentences
他无能为力，只好放弃计划
他無能爲力，只好放棄計劃
tā wú néng wéi lì， zhǐ hǎo fàng qì jì huà
He was powerless to do anything about it and had to abandon the plan.
我不是不同情你，但我实在是无能为力。
我不是不同情你，但我實在是無能爲力。
wǒ bú shì bù tóng qíng nǐ， dàn wǒ shí zài shì wú néng wéi lì。
It's not that I don't sympathize with you, but I'm truly powerless to help.
我们也无能为力。
我們也無能爲力。
wǒ men yě wú néng wéi lì。
There's nothing we can do about it.