无能为力 wúnéngwéilì Incapable of action

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Traditional: 無能為力

Stroke order

无能为力 is written in 20 strokes across 4 characters.

无能为力 — the Chinese character for Incapable of action (wúnéngwéilì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 无能为力 — Incapable of action

无 — 4 strokes
能 — 10 strokes
为 — 4 strokes
力 — 2 strokes

Characters in 无能为力

无 wú — not to have; no; none
能 néng — can; to be able to; might possibly
为 wéi — as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as
力 lì — power; force; strength

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

无能为力 is pronounced wúnéngwéilì and means “Incapable of action”.

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