Traditional form
無能為力Part of speech
Idiomatic phrase / 习用语 Xí yòngyǔ能 Néng
Type
pictographicExplanation
Pictograph of a bear holding meat in its mouth. Based on the original meaning "bear". The meaning of this character has shifted over time and now means "ability; power".Positional decomposition
⿰⿱厶⺼⿱匕匕Number of Strokes
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最后 zuìhòu ,铁路 tiě lù 上 shǎng 的 de 工作人员 gōng zuò rén yuán 有 yǒu 的 de 耸肩 sǒng jiān 走开 zǒu kāi 了 le , 有的 yǒu de 翻翻眼 yǎn , 都 dōu 表示 biǎoshì 无能为力 wúnéngwéilì .
Finally the railway men shrugged , turned away, or rolled their eyes upward , all telegraphing surrender.
在 zài 千篇一律 qiān piān yī lǜ 的 de 病房 bìng fáng 里 lǐ ,他们 tā men 感到恐惧而 ér 又 yòu 无能为力 wúnéngwéilì 。
They feel scared and powerless in conveyor-belt hospital wards.
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