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](verb "wikilink").

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

<div class="jiegou">
Subj. + 没办法 + Verb + Obj.

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Examples
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<div class="liju">
-   今天 太 忙 了，中午 <em>没 办法</em> 出去 吃饭。
    <span class="pinyin">Jīntiān tài máng le, zhōngwǔ <em>méi bànfǎ</em>
    chūqù chīfàn.</span><span class="trans">It's too busy today. There's
    no way to go out for lunch.</span>
-   他 没 带 手机，<em>没 办法</em> 给 我 打电话。
    <span class="pinyin">Tā méi dài shǒujī, <em>méi bànfǎ</em> gěi wǒ dǎ
    diànhuà.</span><span class="trans">He didn't bring his phone, so he
    has no way to give me a call.</span>
-   没有 水，我们 <em>没 办法</em> 洗 衣服。<span class="pinyin">Méiyǒu
    shuǐ, wǒmen <em>méi bànfǎ</em> xǐ
    yīfu.</span><span class="trans">There's no water. There's no way for
    us to wash clothes.</span>
-   这里 太 吵 了，我 <em>没 办法</em> 工作。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ
    tài chǎo le, wǒ <em>méi bànfǎ</em>
    gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">It‘s too noisy here. I can't
    work.</span>
-   他 不 开门，所以 她 <em>没 办法</em> 进去。<span class="pinyin">Tā
    bù kāimén, suǒyǐ tā <em>méi bànfǎ</em>
    jìnqù.</span><span class="trans">He didn't open the door, so she has
    no way to enter.</span>
-   你 不 会 说 中文，<em>没 办法</em> 在 我们公司
    工作。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ bù huì shuō Zhōngwén, <em>méi
    bànfǎ</em> zài wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">You
    can't speak Chinese, so there is no way for you to work for our
    company.</span>
-   事情 太 多 了，我 今天 <em>没 办法</em>
    做完。<span class="pinyin">Shìqing tài duō le, wǒ jīntiān <em>méi
    bànfǎ</em> zuò wán.</span><span class="trans">There's too much
    to do. I have no way to finish today.</span>
-   老板 不 同意，我 <em>没 办法</em> 帮 你。<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn
    bù tóngyì , wǒ <em>méi bànfǎ</em> bāng
    nǐ.</span><span class="trans">The boss didn't agree, so I have no
    way to help you.</span>
-   这里 没有 wifi，我 <em>没 办法</em> 上网。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ
    méiyǒu wifi，wǒ <em>méi bànfǎ</em>
    shàngwǎng.</span><span class="trans">There is no wifi here, so I
    have no way of going online.</span>
-   他 很 笨，我 <em>没 办法</em> 跟 他 一起
    工作。<span class="pinyin">Tā hěn bèn, wǒ <em>méi bànfǎ</em> gēn tā
    yīqǐ gōngzuò.</span><span class="trans">He's really dumb. There is
    no way I can work with him.</span>

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See also
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-   [Negation of "you"](Negation_of_"you" "wikilink")
-   [Expressing ability or
    possibility](Expressing_ability_or_possibility "wikilink")

Sources and further reading
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-   [Exemplification of Common Sentence Patterns in Spoken Chinese
    汉语口语常用句式例解](Exemplification_of_Common_Sentence_Patterns_in_Spoken_Chinese_汉语口语常用句式例解 "wikilink") (p.
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