无能为力 wú néng wéi lì

DEFINITIONS

  1. impotent (idiom)
  2. powerless
  3. helpless

CHARACTERS

无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
能 néng to be able; can, permitted to; ability
为 wéi do, handle, govern, act; be
力 lì power, capability, influence