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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• 心中无数(心中無數) to have no idea; to be unsure
• 富而无骄(富而無驕) a rich person who is not proud
• 英雄无用武之地(英雄無用武之地) a hero with no chance of using his might; to have no opportunity to display one's talents
• 无业闲散(無業閑散) unemployed and idle
• 无人飞机(無人飛機) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); drone
• 无成(無成) achieving nothing
• 无明(無明) fury
• 寥寥无几(寥寥無幾) just a very few; tiny number; not many at all; You count them on your fingers.
• 无明火(無明火) fury
• 无人不知(無人不知) known to everybody
• 无人不晓(無人不曉) known to everyone
• 无产者(無產者) proletariat; non-propertied person
• 老少无欺(老少無欺) cheating neither old nor young; treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously
• 老鼠拉龟，无从下手(老鼠拉龜，無從下手) like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip; no clue where to start
• 无线电(無線電) wireless; radio
• 无所畏忌(無所畏忌) without any fear of consequences; totally devoid of scruples
• 诛求无厌(誅求無厭) incessant exorbitant demands
• 百事无成(百事無成) to have accomplished nothing
• 无理数(無理數) irrational number
• 无权(無權) to have no right; to have no authority
• 无名英雄(無名英雄) unnamed hero
• 神女有心，襄王无梦(神女有心，襄王無夢) the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream; (said of a woman's unrequited love)
• 无网格法(無網格法) meshless method (numerical simulation); meshfree method
• 若有若无(若有若無) indistinct; faintly discernible
• 愚昧无知(愚昧無知) stupid and ignorant
• 力大无穷(力大無窮) extraordinary strength; super strong; strong as an ox
• 水至清则无鱼，人至察则无徒(水至清則無魚，人至察則無徒) water that is too clear has no fish, and one who is too severe has no friends
• 道德虚无主义(道德虛無主義) moral nihilism; ethical nihilism
• 举世无敌(舉世無敵) unrivaled throughout the realm
• 攻无不克，战无不胜(攻無不克，戰無不勝) to triumph in every battle and win every fight; all-conquering; ever victorious
• 暗无天日(暗無天日) all black, no daylight; a world without justice
• 所向无敌(所向無敵) to be invincible; unrivalled
• 无神论(無神論) atheism
• 饱食终日，无所用心(飽食終日，無所用心) to eat three square meals a day and do no work; to be sated with food and remain idle
• 无人区(無人區) uninhabited region
• 座无虚席(座無虛席) a banquet with no empty seats; standing room only
• 无稽之言(無稽之言) unfounded accusations
• 毫无疑问(毫無疑問) without question; without a doubt
• 寂寂无名(寂寂無名) unknown
• 前无古人后无来者(前無古人後無來者) to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors
• 无所作为(無所作為) to accomplish nothing
• 无法形容(無法形容) unspeakable; indescribable
• 无齿翼龙(無齒翼龍) Pteranodon (genus of pterosaur)
• 苍白无力(蒼白無力) pale and feeble; powerless
• 无烟(無煙) nonsmoking (e.g. environment)
• 贫而无谄(貧而無諂) a poor person who does not flatter
• 无垠(無垠) boundless; vast
• 不无(不無) to be not without
• 无牌(無牌) unlicensed; unlabeled (goods)
• 无论(無論) no matter what; regardless of whether

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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