萬般無奈 wàn bān wú nài

DEFINITIONS

  1. to have no way out
  2. to have no alternative

CHARACTERS

萬 wàn ten thousand; innumerable
般 bān
HSK 3
sort, manner, kind, category
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
奈 nài
HSK 5
but, how; bear, stand, endure