(wú fǎ) - unable to, cannot, have no way to in Mandarin
wúfǎTraditional: 無法
Translation
unable to, cannot, have no way to
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Word origin
A two-character compound meaning unable to or to have no way to. 无 (wú) 'not have, without' joins 法 (fǎ) 'method, way', literally 'no method'. 法 has the 氵 'water' radical, traditionally linked to ideas of fairness and law.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 无 (wú, 'without') + 法 (fǎ, 'method/way')
Stroke order
无
法
Examples
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I cannot accept this result.
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There is no way to explain this phenomenon.
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He cannot control his emotions.
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I cannot believe this news.
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He is unable to solve this problem.
无法 (wú fǎ) - unable to, cannot, have no way to.
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