无 (無) wú

1. wú adverb no
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: 无 is a negative copula in Literary Chinese in the sense of 不. (CCD '无' 2; FE '無' 1; GHDC '无' 2; Guoyu '無' adv 4; Kroll 2015 '無' 2, p. 480; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 107).
2. wú noun Kangxi radical 71
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
   Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7)
3. wú verb to not have; without
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 没有 (CCD '无' 1; FE '無' 2; GHDC '无' 1; Guoyu '無' v; Kroll 2015 '無' 1, p. 480; Rouzer 2007, p. 14). For example, 無以異也。'There is no difference!' (Mengzi: 1.4/2/15, translation by Legge)
4. wú adverb has not yet
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 未 (GHDC '无' 6; Guoyu '無' adv 2)
5. mó foreign mo
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Used in foreign transliterations (GHDC 2 '无' 1; Guoyu '無' mó; Kroll 2015 '無' 5, p. 480)
6. wú adverb do not
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In this sense, 无 is a prohibitive particle (CCD '无' 4; GHDC '无' 3; Guoyu '無' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '無' wù, p. 480; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 107; Rouzer 2007; p. 14). For example, 王無罪歲 'Let your Majesty cease to lay the blame on the year' (Mengzi: 1.3/2/9, translation by Legge)
7. wú adverb not; -less; un-
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 非 (GHDC '无' 7; Guoyu '無' adv 5; Kroll 2015 '無' 3, p. 480)
8. wú conjunction regardless of
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Subordinate conjunction, synonymous with 无论 (CCD '无' 3; FE '無' 3; GHDC '无' 4; Guoyu '無' adv 3; Kroll 2015 '無' 4, p. 480)
9. wú verb to not have
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 无; appears instead of 無 sometimes in Classical Chinese as a negative copula in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 107).
10. wú particle um
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Particle with no meaning (Guoyu '無' particle)
11. wú proper noun Wu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (FE '無' 4; Guoyu '無' n)

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• 计无所施(計無所施) by no means; there is no way possible
• 无端端(無端端) for no reason
• 无船承运人(無船承運人) non-vessel-owning common carrier (NVOCC) (transportation)
• 无恙(無恙) in good health
• 无底(無底) bottomless
• 不学无术(不學無術) without learning or skills; ignorant and incompetent
• 寂寂无名(寂寂無名) unknown
• 固无休息(固無休息) never resting
• 英勇无敌(英勇無敵) bravery without rival
• 于事无济(於事無濟) of no use
• 无状(無狀) insolence; insolent; ill-mannered
• 无罪推定(無罪推定) presumption of innocence
• 无不达(無不達) nothing he can't do
• 无路可走(無路可走) nowhere to go; at the end of one's tether
• 杂乱无章(雜亂無章) mixed up with no order
• 无聊(無聊) boring; uninteresting ; bored ; stupid ; destitute; poverty stricken ; to have no alternative
• 无轨(無軌) trackless
• 坦然无惧(坦然無懼) remain calm and undaunted
• 胸无宿物(胸無宿物) open and candid; not hiding anything; ingenuous
• 人无完人(人無完人) nobody is perfect; everyone has their defect
• 裒敛无厌(裒斂無厭) to accumulate wealth without satisfaction; to continually plunder
• 无垠(無垠) boundless; vast
• 无足轻重(無足輕重) insignificant
• 年少无知(年少無知) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
• 无可(無可) can't
• 无牵无挂(無牽無掛) to have no cares; to be carefree
• 无忧无虑(無憂無慮) carefree and without worries
• 无毒(無毒) harmless; innocuous
• 一望无际(一望無際) as far as the eye can see
• 言而无信(言而無信) to go back on one's word; to break one's promise; to be unfaithful; to be untrustworthy
• 安然无恙(安然無恙) safe and sound; to come out unscathed
• 无明火(無明火) fury
• 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
• 无情(無情) heartless; without emotion ; ruthless; merciless ; indifferent
• 身无长物(身無長物) to possess nothing except bare necessities; to live a poor or frugal life
• 无精打采(無精打采) dispirited and downcast; listless; in low spirits; washed out
• 覆巢无完卵(覆巢無完卵) when the nest overturns no egg remains intact; no member escapes unscathed from a family disaster
• 无言可对(無言可對) unable to reply; left speechless; at a loss for words
• 无形中(無形中) imperceptibly; virtually
• 无邪(無邪) without guilt
• 无瑕(無瑕) faultless; perfect
• 当之无愧(當之無愧) no shame accepting praise; to be worthy of
• 无性繁殖(無性繁殖) asexual reproduction
• 详尽无遗(詳盡無遺) exhaustive; thorough
• 急遽无序(急遽無序) sudden disorder
• 永无止境(永無止境) without end; never-ending
• 日无暇晷(日無暇晷) no time to spare
• 无人飞行器(無人飛行器) drone; unmanned aerial vehicle
• 力大无穷(力大無窮) extraordinary strength; super strong; strong as an ox

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无锡市 、 无寒暑

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• 卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 315
• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 265
• 卷十六 Scroll 16 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 250
• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 239
• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 238
• 卷十七 Scroll 17 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 211
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 192
• 卷六 Scroll 6 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 187
• 卷十五 Scroll 15 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 176
• 卷十九 Scroll 19 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 170