无法

無法

wúfǎ

adverb HSK 4 #417

Meanings

1 unable to
2 incapable of
3 cannot

Characters

method; way; law

Without + method = having no way to do something.

Examples

我无法理解他的决定。

Wǒ wúfǎ lǐjiě tā de juédìng.

I can't understand his decision.

这个问题无法解决。

Zhège wèntí wúfǎ jiějué.

This problem can't be solved.

她无法控制自己的情绪。

Tā wúfǎ kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù.

She can't control her emotions.

Tips

usage

无法 is more formal and emphatic than 不能 (bù néng). It suggests fundamental inability.

Stroke Order

无 wú

法 fǎ