无

無

wú

adverb HSK 4 #502

Meanings

1 without
2 -less
3 not to have
4 no

Characters

without; none; not have

Examples

他无话可说。

Tā wú huà kě shuō.

He had nothing to say.

无论如何我都支持你。

Wúlùn rúhé wǒ dōu zhīchí nǐ.

I'll support you no matter what.

这里无人知道答案。

Zhèlǐ wú rén zhīdào dá'àn.

Nobody here knows the answer.

Tips

usage

无 is the literary/formal equivalent of 没有 (méiyǒu). It appears in many set phrases.

grammar

无 is used as a prefix meaning -less or without: 无线 (wireless), 无限 (limitless), 无法 (unable to).

Stroke Order

无 wú