无 (無) wú
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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). -
wú
noun
Kangxi radical 71
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
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) -
wú
adverb
has not yet
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 未 (GHDC '无' 6; Guoyu '無' adv 2) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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) -
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). -
wú
particle
um
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Particle with no meaning (Guoyu '無' particle) -
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
- 杂乱无章(雜亂無章) mixed up with no order
- 无价之宝(無價之寶) a priceless treasure
- 攻其无备(攻其無備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
- 死而无悔(死而無悔) to die without regret
- 所向无敌(所向無敵) to be invincible; unrivalled
- 无纸化办公(無紙化辦公) paperless office
- 无状(無狀) insolence; insolent; ill-mannered
- 无心(無心) unintentional
- 无处容身(無處容身) nowhere to hide
- 苍蝇不叮无缝蛋(蒼蠅不叮無縫蛋) flies do not attack an intact egg; no smoke without a fire
- 习得性无助感(習得性無助感) learned helplessness
- 无论如何(無論如何) no matter how; anyhow; anyway; whatever
- 无遗(無遺) completely; fully; without omission
- 无上(無上) supreme ; unexcelled
- 半无限(半無限) semi-infinite
- 无济于事(無濟於事) to no avail; of no use
- 一无所知(一無所知) to not know anything at all
- 无神论者(無神論者) an atheist
- 胸无点墨(胸無點墨) a chest without dots of ink
- 无线(無線) wireless ; wireless
- 无忧(無憂) did not worry
- 无猜(無猜) unsuspecting; innocent and without apprehension
- 死无葬身之地(死無葬身之地) to die without a burial site; to die a pauper; a tragic end
- 无常(無常) irregular ; changing frequently ; impermanence; anitya; anicca
- 寂寂无闻(寂寂無聞) unknown
- 得无(得無) is it or not?
- 年少无知(年少無知) young and inexperienced; unsophisticated
- 无神论(無神論) atheism
- 无人机(無人機) drone; unmanned aerial vehicle
- 漫无节制(漫無節制) totally out of control
- 血本无归(血本無歸) to lose everything one invested; to lose one's shirt
- 有嘴无心(有嘴無心) to talk without any intention of acting on it; empty prattle
- 无补(無補) of no avail; not helping in the least
- 贵贱无二(貴賤無二) the noble and the lowly are not different
- 无罪抗辩(無罪抗辯) plea of not guilty
- 完美无缺(完美無缺) perfect and without blemish; flawless; to leave nothing to be desired
- 无意(無意) to have no intention ; to be unwilling
- 无法无天(無法無天) without regard to the law or heaven
- 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
- 天低吴楚,眼空无物(天低吳楚,眼空無物) the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see
- 无限风光在险峰(無限風光在險峰) The boundless vista is at the perilous peak / exhilaration follows a hard-won victory
- 无端(無端) no end; no start or finish ; without reason ; wreaking havoc without reason ; a groundless criminal charge ; unintentional ; a hoodlum; a rascal ; helpless; without choice
- 无涯(無涯) boundless
- 忍无可忍(忍無可忍) more than one can bear; at the end of one's patience; the last straw
- 口无遮拦(口無遮攔) to blab; to shoot one's mouth off; to commit a gaffe
- 无所用心(無所用心) not paying attention to anything; to idle time away
- 无线射频识别系统(無線射頻識別系統) Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID)
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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