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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• 无霜期(無霜期) frost-free period
• 一望无垠(一望無垠) to stretch as far as the eye can see
• 无异(無異) nothing other than; to differ in no way from; the same as; to amount to
• 无人飞行系统(無人飛行系統) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); drone
• 无比(無比) incomparable; unparalleled
• 无远弗届(無遠弗屆) to extend all over the globe ; far-reaching
• 后悔无追(後悔無追) too late for regrets
• 平白无故(平白無故) without good cause
• 无机化学(無機化學) inorganic chemistry
• 英勇无敌(英勇無敵) bravery without rival
• 滥杀无辜(濫殺無辜) willfully slaughter the innocent
• 无处(無處) nowhere
• 无稽之言(無稽之言) unfounded accusations
• 无义(無義) without meaning; nonsense; immoral; faithless
• 别来无恙(別來無恙) I trust you have been well since we last met
• 无菌(無菌) sterile; aseptic
• 一无是处(一無是處) not one good point; everything about it is wrong
• 空无一人(空無一人) not a soul in sight
• 无能为力(無能為力) strength that is not able to do anything; powerless to help
• 无线电广播(無線電廣播) radio broadcast
• 无业(無業) unemployed; jobless; out of work
• 无故(無故) without reason; without cause ; merely
• 有头无尾(有頭無尾) to start but not finish
• 无愧(無愧) to have a clear conscience
• 无食子(無食子) wushizi; muzak
• 无风起浪(無風起浪) waves arising with no wind; matters arising without a reason
• 无助感(無助感) to feel helpless; feeling useless
• 无效(無傚) invalid; ineffective ; not valid; ineffective; in vain
• 万无失一(萬無失一) absolutely safe
• 口无择言(口無擇言) to say not a word that is not appropriate
• 悄无声息(悄無聲息) quietly; noiselessly
• 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
• 百事无成(百事無成) to have accomplished nothing
• 无孔不入(無孔不入) nothing is unreachable ; used to ridicule people for toadying for personal gain
• 荒谬无稽(荒謬無稽) completely ridiculous and unfounded
• 可有可无(可有可無) not essential; dispensable
• 茶饭无心(茶飯無心) no heart for tea or rice; melancholic and suffering; to have no appetite
• 孤苦无依(孤苦無依) lonely, poor, and without anybody to depend upon
• 视若无睹(視若無睹) to look but not see; to neglect
• 无线电接收机(無線電接收機) receiver (radio)
• 回天无力(回天無力) unable to turn around a hopeless situation; to fail to save the situation
• 习得性无助感(習得性無助感) learned helplessness
• 无伤大雅(無傷大雅) no obstacle to the greater whole
• 天无绝人之路(天無絕人之路) Heaven never bars one's way; don't despair and you will find a way through.; Never give up hope.
• 有则改之，无则加勉(有則改之，無則加勉) correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them
• 喜怒无常(喜怒無常) temperamental; moody
• 畅行无阻(暢行無阻) unobstructed passage; to go through unhindered

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无锡新区 、 无线网状网路 、 无连接 、 穷在闹市无人问，富在深山有远亲

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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