used in expressions that convey frustration and futility, such as 無奈|无奈[] and 莫可奈何|莫可奈何[] (literary) / used for its phonetic value in writing foreign words
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Frequency data: Cai & Brysbaert, SUBTLEX-CH (2010), Creative Commons Attribution. The data includes word forms with at least 10 occurrences in an older subtitle sample. It does not provide current frequency or HSK levels. Absence from the sample does not establish that a word is rare. Names, variants and restricted readings identified in the source appear after general-use entries within the same match type.
to do something to sb / to deal with / to cope / how? / to no avail
to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈[]
neper (unit of ratio, Np)
nanosecond, ns, 10^-9 s (Tw) / PRC equivalent: 納秒|纳秒[]
(Tw) nanometer / nano- (prefix meaning "nanoscale")
(loanword) cyanide / variant of 山柰[]
potassium cyanide KCN
(often used in early vernacular) but alas / however
Carl Linnaeus / Carl Linné
to have no alternative / to be helpless
see 無可奈何|无可奈何[]
to have no way out / to have no alternative
Nara (prefecture and city in Japan)
Cornell (University)
Sinai Peninsula
Claude Monet (1840-1926), French impressionist painter
(Tw) Nigeria
Naiman banner or Naiman khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[], Inner Mongolia
Naiman banner or Naiman khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[], Inner Mongolia
Nairobi, capital of Kenya (Tw)
Nara period (710-794) in early Japanese history
Netflix, American entertainment company
Linezolid, a synthetic antibiotic
Kenai (Peninsula, Lake, Mountains), Alaska (Tw)
Cornell University
Grinnell College (private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, USA)
Chennai, capital of southeast Indian state Tamil Nadu 泰米爾納德邦|泰米尔纳德邦[] / formerly called Madras 馬德拉斯|马德拉斯[]
Kanagawa (prefecture in Japan)
Kenai (Peninsula, Lake, Mountains), Alaska
Sinai Peninsula
Mount Sinai
Chanel (brand name)
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