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No. 383 in Chinese

无法

"Unable to" or "cannot."

In a sentence

  • 这个问题太复杂了,我无法解决。

    This problem is too complex, I cannot solve it.

    The word '无法' indicates an inability or impossibility to do something, showing that the action '解决' (solve) cannot be completed under the circumstances.

  • 他由于生病而无法参加会议。

    He is unable to attend the meeting due to illness.

    Here, '无法' expresses incapacity caused by a specific reason, with the action '参加会议' (attend the meeting) being hindered by '生病' (illness).

  • 没有签证,你将无法进入这个国家。

    Without a visa, you won’t be able to enter this country.

    In this sentence, '无法' is used to show impossibility dependent on specific conditions, where '进入这个国家' (enter this country) is made impossible without '签证' (a visa).

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