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4.

How to Use 无

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 无 works in context.

Negation and absence

无 (wú) means 'without' or 'not having' and is used to express the absence of a state or thing.

无聊 • wú liáo • bored; boring • HSK 4

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 无

HSK words that contain this character.

无法 • wú fǎ • unable

HSK 3.0 · L4

wú无

fǎ

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 无 is used in context

tā他

wú无

qián钱

mǎi买

piào票

。

Information

Pinyinwú

Meaningwithout

Strokes4

Radical一

Traditional無

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#870

Zhuyinㄨˊ

UnicodeU+65E0

CangjieMKF

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wú无

liáo聊

bored; boring

无奈 • wú nài • cannot help but; have no alternative; have no choice • HSK 5

HSK 5

wú无

nài奈

cannot help but; have no alternative; have no choice

无数 • wú shù • innumerable; countless; myriad • HSK 5

HSK 5

wú无

shù数

innumerable; countless; myriad

无所谓 • wú suǒ wèi • to be indifferent • HSK 5

HSK 5

wú无

suǒ所

wèi谓

to be indifferent

Qualification and emphasis

无 (wú) is used in expressions like 毫无 (háo wú) to emphasize that something is completely absent or done thoroughly.

毫无 • háo wú • none; not in the least • HSK 6

HSK 6

háo毫

wú无

none; not in the least

无微不至 • wú wēi bú zhì • lavish every care on; in every possible way; meticulously • HSK 6

HSK 6

wú无

wēi微

bú不

法

unable

无论 • wú lùn • no matter what or how

HSK 4

wú无

lùn论

no matter what or how

无关 • wú guān • unrelated

HSK 3.0 · L5

wú无

guān关

unrelated

无效 • wú xiào • not valid

HSK 3.0 · L5

wú无

xiào效

not valid

无限 • wú xiàn • unlimited

HSK 3.0 · L5

wú无

xiàn限

unlimited

无偿 • wú cháng • free; gratis

HSK 6

wú无

cháng偿

free; gratis

He has no money to buy a ticket.

yǔ宇

zhòu宙

shì是

wú无

xiàn限

de的

。

The universe is infinite.

wǒ我

wú无

fǎ法

wán完

chéng成

zhè这

ge个

rèn任

wu务

。

I am unable to complete this task.

zhè这

bù部

diàn电

yǐng影

hěn很

wú无

liáo聊

。

This movie is very boring.

zhì

至

lavish every care on; in every possible way; meticulously

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