HSK · Level 1
130 words
Chinese word
无
Pronunciation
Pinyinwú
Meaning
- adverbno
Example
无人知道答案。wú rén zhī dào dá àn
No one knows the answer.
More examples
他无疑是个好人。tā wú yí shì gè hǎo rén
He is undoubtedly a good person.
Core concept
The state of having zero of something, whether it is an object, a person, or an available possibility.
Common phrases
无疑wú yí
undoubtedly
Similar words
没有méi yǒu: The basic negative expression for saying that something is not present or not possessed.
没méi: A casual short form used mainly to deny past events or the existence of something.
Definition in Chinese
表示没有或不存在，用于否定存在或表示缺少，既可独立作副词，也可作为构词成分出现在无人、无法等词中。biǎo shì méi yǒu huò bù cún zài yòng yú fǒu dìng cún zài huò biǎo shì quē shǎo jì kě dú lì zuò fù cí yě kě zuò wéi gòu cí chéng fèn chū xiàn zài wú rén wú fǎ děng cí zhōng
Word origin
无 (wú, "not have; none") preserves an old word for absence and has developed into a compact part of many modern compounds about lacking something.
Usage tips
- In conversation, the bare adverb is less common than its use in compact compounds and formal wording, so standalone use can sound concise or formal.