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)

Contained in

• 苦海无边(苦海無邊) a limitless sea of suffering
• 空无一人(空無一人) not a soul in sight
• 无处(無處) nowhere
• 羌无故实(羌無故實) to have no basis in fact
• 莫大于无为(莫大於無為) there is nothing greater than nonaction
• 无名英雄(無名英雄) unnamed hero
• 昂然无惧(昂然無懼) proud and fearless
• 有教无类法(有教無類法) No Child Left Behind Act, USA 2001
• 口说无凭(口說無憑) you can't rely on a verbal agreement; just because somebody says sth, doesn't mean it's true
• 无意识(無意識) unconscious; involuntary
• 一望无际(一望無際) as far as the eye can see
• 百无一失(百無一失) no danger of anything going wrong; no risk at all
• 举世无敌(舉世無敵) unrivaled throughout the realm
• 战无不胜(戰無不勝) to triumph in every battle; to be invincible
• 无线电(無線電) wireless; radio
• 坦然无惧(坦然無懼) remain calm and undaunted
• 无罪抗辩(無罪抗辯) plea of not guilty
• 哑口无言(啞口無言) dumbstruck; left speechless; at a loss for words
• 不无(不無) to be not without
• 无地自容(無地自容) ashamed and unable to show one's face
• 无限期(無限期) unlimited (time) duration
• 手无缚鸡之力(手無縛雞之力) lacking the strength even to truss a chicken; weak; unaccustomed to physical work
• 无信义(無信義) in bad faith; false; perfidious
• 童言无忌(童言無忌) children's words carry no harm
• 有头无尾(有頭無尾) to start but not finish
• 有百利而无一弊(有百利而無一弊) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 无恶不作(無惡不作) not to shrink from any crime; to commit any imaginable misdeed
• 问心无愧(問心無愧) look into one's heart, no shame; with a clear conscience
• 安全无虞(安全無虞) safe and secure
• 无所不能(無所不能) omnipotent
• 无产阶级(無產階級) proletariat; working class
• 无可非议(無可非議) irreproachable; nothing blameworthy about it at all
• 于事无济(於事無濟) of no use
• 痛痒无关(痛癢無關) to not care about
• 旁若无人(旁若無人) to act as though there were nobody else present; unselfconscious; without regard for others
• 生无可恋(生無可戀) nothing left to live for
• 无脊椎(無脊椎) invertebrate
• 师出无名(師出無名) to start a military expedition without justification
• 固无(固無) never
• 无神论者(無神論者) an atheist
• 万籁无声(萬籟無聲) not a sound to be heard ; dead silent
• 独一无二(獨一無二) unique and unmatched; unrivalled
• 完好无缺(完好無缺) in perfect condition; without any defect
• 力大无比(力大無比) having matchless strength
• 无食子(無食子) wushizi; muzak
• 有百利而无一害(有百利而無一害) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 食之无味，弃之可惜(食之無味，棄之可惜) to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it

Also contained in

近距离无线通讯 、 廓然无圣 、 三无自性 、 施无畏

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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