毫无办法

毫無辦法
háowúbànfǎ
phrase #22,539

Meanings

  1. 1 completely helpless
  2. 2 there is absolutely nothing one can do
  3. 3 at a total loss

Examples

Miàn duì zhè zhǒng júmiàn, wǒmen háo wú bànfǎ.
Faced with this situation, we are completely helpless.
Tā duì zhè dào tí háo wú bànfǎ, zhǐ néng fàngqì.
He had absolutely no way to solve this problem and could only give up.
Tiānqì tài chà le, wǒmen háo wú bànfǎ chūxíng.
The weather is so bad, we have absolutely no way to travel.

Tips

usage
毫无 means 'not the slightest bit of,' making 毫无办法 stronger than simply 没有办法. Use it to emphasize total powerlessness.

Stroke Order

háo
bàn