雖然我很同情他，但卻幫不上忙。

Much as I pitied him, I could not help him.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 雖然 suīrán although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是 kěshì or 但是 dànshì etc)
2 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
3 很 hěn
  1. very; quite
  2. (also, often used before an adjective without intensifying its meaning, i.e. as a meaningless syntactic element)
4 同情 tóngqíng
  1. to sympathize with
  2. sympathy
5 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
6 但 dàn
  1. but; yet; however; still
  2. merely; only; just
7 卻 què
  1. but
  2. yet
  3. however
  4. while
  5. to go back
  6. to decline
  7. to retreat
  8. nevertheless
  9. even though
8 幫 bāng
  1. to help
  2. to assist
  3. to support
  4. for sb (i.e. as a help)
  5. hired (as worker)
  6. side (of pail, boat etc)
  7. outer layer
  8. upper (of a shoe)
  9. group
  10. gang
  11. clique
  12. party
  13. secret society
9 不上 bùshàng
  1. (verbal complement) unable to
  2. to not go up; to not ascend
  3. unable to
10 忙 máng
  1. busy
  2. hurriedly
  3. to hurry
  4. to rush