没法儿
Meaning
- (coll.) can't do anything about it
- (coll.) there's no way that ...; it's simply not credible that ...
- (coll.) couldn't be (better) (i.e. simply wonderful)
Example sentence
因为开关坏了，我没法儿把它打开。
I can't turn it on, because the switch is broken.
Characters in 没法儿
- 没 méi (negative prefix for verbs) have not; not
- 法 fǎ law
- 儿 ér child; the -r ending added to nouns in northern speech
没 not plus 法, a way, with the -r suffix. 法 gives 办法 and 方法; there is no way to do it.