奈 [－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[wu2 nai4] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[mo4 ke3 nai4 he2] (literary)
  2. used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. how can one help/but/how/why/to bear/to stand/to endure/to cope with
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to bear; to stand; to endure
  2. character
    how; why (used in rhetorical questions)
  3. character, Taiwan
    nano- (SI unit prefix)
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. but, how
  2. bear, stand, endure
  3. Cangjie Input
    KMMF
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #156
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    奈良是个非常古老的城市。
    奈良是個非常古老的城市。
    nài liáng shì gè fēi cháng gǔ lǎo de chéng shì 。
    • Nara is a very old city.
  2. Mandarin
    这张照片是在奈良市拍的.
    這張照片是在奈良市拍的.
    zhè zhāng zhào piàn shì zài nài liáng shì pāi de .
    • This photo was taken in Nara.
  3. Mandarin
    我很喜欢奈良，尤其在秋季的时候。
    我很喜歡奈良，尤其在秋季的時候。
    wǒ hěn xǐ huan nài liáng ， yóu qí zài qiū jì de shí hou 。
    • I love Nara, particularly in the fall.
    • I love Nara, especially in autumn.
  4. Mandarin
    京都和奈良都是历史悠久的古城。
    京都和奈良都是歷史悠久的古城。
    jīng dū hé nài liáng dōu shì lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de gǔ chéng 。
    • Nara is as old as Kyoto.
  5. Mandarin
    我就是不道歉，你奈我何？
    我就是不道歉，你奈我何？
    wǒ jiù shì bù dào qiàn ， nǐ nài wǒ hé ？
    • I'm not going to apologize. What are you going to do about it?
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    京都同奈良两座城都有好耐历史。
    京都同奈良兩座城都有好耐歷史。
    ging1 dou1 tung4 noi6 loeng4 loeng5 zo6 sing4 dou1 jau5 hou3 noi6 lik6 si2 。
    • Nara is as old as Kyoto.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    喺迫于无奈底下
    喺迫於無奈底下
    hai2 bik1 jyu1 mou4 noi6 dai2 haa6
    • to have no choice but
  2. Cantonese
    以前好多家庭都因为太穷，逼于无奈要卖咗个仔。
    以前好多家庭都因為太窮，逼於無奈要賣咗個仔。
    ji5 cin4 hou2 do1 gaa1 ting4 dou1 jan1 wai6 taai3 kung4, bik1 jyu1 mou4 noi6 jiu3 maai6 zo2 go3 zai2
    • In the olden days, many families were so poor that they had to resort to selling their sons.
  3. Cantonese
    无奈嘅系事实摆在眼前，我哋都好似做唔到啲咩咁，只可以继续用「怀疑」去形容呢啲种票事件。
    無奈嘅係事實擺在眼前，我哋都好似做唔到啲咩咁，只可以繼續用「懷疑」去形容呢啲種票事件。
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  4. Cantonese
    本来我哋打算今日去旅行，无奈天公不做美去唔成。
    本來我哋打算今日去旅行，無奈天公不做美去唔成。
    bun2 loi4 ngo5 dei6 daa2 syun3 gam1 jat6 heoi3 leoi5 hang4, mou4 noi6 tin1 gung1 bat1 zou6 mei5 heoi3 m4 seng4.
    • Originally we planned to go for a picnic today. Unfortunately, the weather is so bad that we cannot go.
  5. Cantonese
    件事搅成噉，我都觉得好无奈。
    件事攪成噉，我都覺得好無奈。
    gin6 si6 gaau2 seng4 gam2, ngo5 dou1 gok3 dak1 hou2 mou4 noi6.
    • I am so frustrated that the matter has developed in such a way.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    喺老师百般劝解之下，佢仍然唔肯讲出真相，令到老师万般无奈。
    喺老師百般勸解之下，佢仍然唔肯講出真相，令到老師萬般無奈。
    hai2 lou5 si1 baak3 bun1 hyun3 gaai2 zi1 haa6, keoi5 jing4 jin4 m4 hang2 gong2 ceot1 zan1 soeng3, ling6 dou3 lou5 si1 maan6 bun1 mou4 noi6.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    可惜，这是个真实的世界，真实的世界里有普通人，有拥挤和喧嚣，有辛酸及无奈，唯独没有童话般的不食人间烟火的爱情。
    可惜，這是個真實的世界，真實的世界裏有普通人，有擁擠和喧囂，有辛酸及無奈，唯獨沒有童話般的不食人間煙火的愛情。
    kě xī ， zhè shì ge zhēn shí de shì jiè ， zhēn shí de shì jiè lǐ yǒu pǔ tōng rén ， yǒu yōng jǐ hé xuān xiāo ， yǒu xīn suān jí wú nài ， wéi dú méi yǒu tóng huà bān de bù shí rén jiān yān huǒ de ài qíng ．
    • Unfortunately, this is the real world; the real world that contains normal people. The real world is crowded and noisy, and is filled with bitterness and compromise. Only there's no such thing as the other-worldly romantic love that you read about in fairy-tales.
  2. Mandarin
    OPEC减产协议已于1月1日生效，奈及利亚与利比亚并不受减产协议限制，但两伊未来落实减产的程度则有待观察。
    OPEC減產協議已於1月1日生效，奈及利亞與利比亞並不受減產協議限制，但兩伊未來落實減產的程度則有待觀察。
    ＯＰＥＣ jiǎn chǎn xié yì yǐ yú １ yuè １ rì shēng xiào ， nài jí lì yà yǔ lì bǐ yà bìng bù shòu jiǎn chǎn xié yì xiàn zhì ， dàn liǎng yī wèi lái luò shí jiǎn chǎn de chéng dù zé yǒu dài guān chá ．
    • The OPEc production cut agreement came into effect on January 1. Nigeria and Libya are not restricted by the production cut agreement, but the production cut levels to be implemented by Iran and Iraq are yet to be seen.
  3. Mandarin
    奈米技术／奈米技术
    奈米技術／奈米技术
    nài mǐ jì shù
    • nanotechnology
  4. Mandarin
    奈米材料
    奈米材料
    nài mǐ cái liào
    • nanomaterial
  5. Mandarin
    7奈米制程堪称台积电的获利金鸡母
    7奈米制程堪稱台積電的獲利金雞母
    ７ nài mǐ zhì chéng kān chēng tái jī diàn de huò lì jīn jī mǔ
    • 7 nm process can be called cash cows for TSMC.