Chinese word

毫无

Pronunciation

Pinyinháo wú

Meaning

  • adverbhave no

Example

我对他毫无兴趣。wǒ duì tā háo wú xìng qù

I have no interest in him.

Illustration for 毫无 (have no)

More examples

这个理由毫无根据。zhè ge lǐ yóu háo wú gēn jù

This reason is completely baseless.

Core concept

A complete absence in which even the tiniest trace is missing.

Common phrases

  • 毫无根据háo wú gēn jù

    be completely baseless

  • 毫无意义háo wú yì yì

    be completely meaningless

  • 毫无关系háo wú guān xì

    be completely unrelated to

Similar words

丝毫没有sī háo méi yǒu: Complete lack of even the smallest amount or sign of something.
毫不háo bù: Not doing something in the slightest.
根本没有gēn běn méi yǒu: Stating firmly that something does not exist at all.
一点儿也没有yì diǎnr yě méi yǒu: Complete lack of any amount or degree of something in casual speech.

Definition in Chinese

表示完全不存在，连最微小的痕迹也没有，常见于口语和书面语的否定强调。biǎo shì wán quán bù cún zài lián zuì wēi xiǎo de hén jì yě méi yǒu cháng jiàn yú kóu yǔ hé shū miàn yǔ de fǒu dìng qiáng diào

Word origin

毫 (háo, "the slightest amount") + 无 (wú, "without") forms an emphatic expression for absence, extending a tiny-amount idea to mean none at all.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, its absolute force can make a reply sound firm, so a softer English rendering may be more natural when the speaker is being polite.

Other meanings

  • not at alladverb

Word lists with this word