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To not have power or to have insufficient power. Often used in reference to doing a task or resolving a problem
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我很想帮忙，可惜实在无能为力 | Wǒ hěn xiǎng bāngmáng, kěxí shízài wúnéngwéilì
I really want to help, but unfortunately I don't have the power to do so
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没有主席的支持，委员会是无能为力的 | Méiyǒu zhǔxí de zhīchí, wěiyuánhuì shì wúnéngwéilì de
Without the chairman's support, the committee is powerless
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This is an HSK chengyu
《阅微草堂笔记》(Yuè Wēi Cǎo Táng Bǐ Jì), a supernatural novel by the Qīng Dynasty (清, 1644 - 1911) author 纪昀 (Jì Yún)
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