没法子

沒法子

méifǎzi

phrase

Meanings

1 there's no way
2 nothing can be done
3 can't be helped

Characters

Examples

他不听劝,真没法子。

Tā bù tīng quàn, zhēn méi fǎzi.

He won't take advice — there's just no way.

没法子,只好认了。

Méi fǎzi, zhǐhǎo rèn le.

Nothing for it but to accept it.

Tips

register

Colloquial twin of 没办法 — same meaning, more spoken/casual flavor. 法子 is the everyday version of 办法. Both are very common; 没法子 leans slightly more northern/informal.

Stroke Order

没 méi

法 fǎ

子 zǐ