无能为力

wúnéngwéilì

(idiom) powerless to do anything about it

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 無能為力

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医生也无能为力。

Even the doctor can do nothing.

谁对这件事无能为力?

Who is powerless about this matter?