Inability with "mei banfa"

If you are trying to express that something is impossible, you can use the phrase 没办法 (méi bànfǎ). 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) essentially means "there is no way," and while it works just fine by itself, it can also come before verbs.

Structure

One easy way to express inability is to place the phrase 没办法 (méi bànfǎ) before the verb.

Examples

今天太忙了，中午没办法出去吃饭。
Jīntiān tài máng le, zhōngwǔ méi bànfǎ chūqù chīfàn.
It's too busy today. There's no way to go out for lunch.
他没带手机，没办法给我打电话。
Tā méi dài shǒujī, méi bànfǎ gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà.
He didn't bring his phone, so he has no way to give me a call.
没有水，我们没办法洗衣服。
Méiyǒu shuǐ, wǒmen méi bànfǎ xǐ yīfu.
There's no water. There's no way for us to wash clothes.
这里太吵了，我没办法工作。
Zhèlǐ tài chǎo le, wǒ méi bànfǎ gōngzuò.
It‘s too noisy here. I can't work.
他不开门，所以她没办法进去。
Tā bù kāimén, suǒyǐ tā méi bànfǎ jìnqù.
He didn't open the door, so she has no way to enter.
你不会说中文，没办法在我们公司工作。
Nǐ bù huì shuō Zhōngwén, méi bànfǎ zài wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò.
You can't speak Chinese, so there is no way for you to work for our company.
事情太多了，我今天没办法做完。
Shìqing tài duō le, wǒ jīntiān méi bànfǎ zuò wán.
There's too much to do. I have no way to finish today.
老板不同意，我没办法帮你。
Lǎobǎn bù tóngyì , wǒ méi bànfǎ bāng nǐ.
The boss didn't agree, so I have no way to help you.
这里没有 wifi，我没办法上网。
Zhèlǐ méiyǒu wifi，wǒ méi bànfǎ shàngwǎng.
There is no wifi here, so I have no way of going online.
他很笨，我没办法跟他一起工作。
Tā hěn bèn, wǒ méi bànfǎ gēn tā yīqǐ gōngzuò.
He's really dumb. There is no way I can work with him.

Inability with "mei banfa" "没办法"

Structure

Examples

See also

Sources and further reading