WordTaiwan frequency #12,535
無能為力
ㄨˊ ㄋㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˋ
“powerless; unable to help or do anything about a situation”
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無
ㄨˊ
Not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less; used in Buddhist phrases like 'namo'.
能
ㄋㄥˊ
to be able to; capability; can; energy; to have the strength or ability to do something; a surname
為
ㄨㄟˋ
To do; to act; to make; to become; to be; to serve as; because of; for; by (passive voice marker).
力
ㄌㄧˋ
Power; force; strength; ability; effort; influence; energy; to exert oneself; surname Li.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 因為ㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˋbecause; owing to; on account of; introduces a reason or cause
- 可能ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄥˊpossible; might happen; maybe; perhaps; possibility; probability.
- 認為ㄖㄣˋ ㄨㄟˋto think; to believe; to consider; to feel; to hold the view that
- 成為ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋto become; to turn into; to develop into; to grow into.
- 無法ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇunable to; incapable of; no way to; no method to
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 能夠ㄋㄥˊ ㄍㄡˋto be able to; to be capable of; can; may.
- 能力ㄋㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋcapability; ability; competence; legal capacity to exercise rights or fulfill obligations; latent potential that can be developed through learning or stimulation.
- 為什麼why?; for what reason?; used to ask about purpose or cause.
- 行為ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋaction; conduct; behavior; activity; outward actions based on personal will
- 努力ㄋㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋto make an effort; to try hard; to strive; hard-working; conscientious
- 作為ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋdeed; act; to act as; in the capacity of; qua; to regard as; to take as