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

HSK 3

我无法理解他的决定。

Wǒ wúfǎ lǐjiě tā de juédìng.

I can't understand his decision.

HSK 3

这个问题无法解决。

Zhège wèntí wúfǎ jiějué.

This problem can't be solved.

HSK 6

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. It suggests fundamental inability.

Stroke Order

无 wú

法 fǎ