无从 wúcóng not to have access
not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; something one has no way of doing
How to remember 无从: 无 have not + 从 from = not to have access.
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How it is used
- To have no way to begin / no means of doing - 无从下手 (wúcóng xiàshǒu) don't know where to start, 无从查证 (wúcóng cházhèng) no way to verify.
- Followed by a verb; expresses that you lack any avenue or basis to act. Formal, written.