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 whule 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.

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