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无 (wú): Without — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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3.

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4.

How to Use 无

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
HSK 4
5.

HSK Vocabulary: 无

无法 • wú fǎ • unable
HSK 3.0 · L4
wú无
fǎ法
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
wú无
cháng偿
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我

Information

Pinyinwú
Meaningwithout
Strokes4
Radical一
Traditional無
StructureSingle Body
Frequency#870
Zhuyinㄨˊ
UnicodeU+65E0
CangjieMKF
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

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 helps me for free.

tā他
wú无
qián钱
mǎi买
piào票
。

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.

shā沙
mò漠
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
shì是
wú无
jìn尽
de的
。

The desert looks endless.

zhì
至

lavish every care on; in every possible way; meticulously

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