Chinese Traditional: 沒辦法
Chinese Simplified: 没办法
Pinyin: mei2 ban4 fa3
Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄅㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ
English Meaning: 1. cannot 2. no way 3. to have no solution

Example Sentences:

印表機壞了, 我沒辦法列印。
印表机坏了, 我没办法列印。
yin4 biao3 ji1 huai4 le5, wo3 mei2 ban4 fa3 lie4 yin4.
The printer is broken, I can't print.
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他有心事, 所以注意力沒辦法集中。
他有心事, 所以注意力没办法集中。
ta1 you3 xin1 shi4, suo3 yi3 zhu4 yi4 li4 mei2 ban4 fa3 ji2 zhong1.
He has something weighing on his mind, so he cannot focus.
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不管有多努力,她就是沒辦法瘦下來。
不管有多努力,她就是没办法瘦下来。
bu4 guan3 you3 duo1 nu3 li4, ta1 jiu4 shi4 mei2 ban4 fa3 shou4 xia4 lai2.
No matter how hard she tried, she just couldn't slim down.
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我沒辦法處理這個問題。
我没办法处理这个问题。
wo3 mei2 ban4 fa3 chu3 li3 zhe4 ge5 wen4 ti2.
I can't deal with this problem.
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馬桶沒辦法沖水。我想是壞了!
马桶没办法冲水。我想是坏了!
ma3 tong3 mei2 ban4 fa3 chong1 shui3. wo3 xiang3 shi4 huai4 le5!
The toilet doesn't flush. I think it's broken!
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我今天沒辦法上班。
我今天没办法上班。
wo3 jin1 tian1 mei2 ban4 fa3 shang4 ban1.
I can't come to work today.
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我沒辦法用筷子吃,我需要刀叉。
我没办法用筷子吃,我需要刀叉。
wo3 mei2 ban4 fa3 yong4 kuai4 zi5 chi1, wo3 xu1 yao4 dao1 cha1.
I can't eat with chopsticks, I need a knife and a fork.
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Related Words:

 

méi

1. have not 2. not (negative prefix for verbs)

Here: have not

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辦法   办法

bàn fǎ

means, method, way (to do something)

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