无庸

無庸
wúyōng
adverb #31,525

Meanings

  1. 1 needless to say
  2. 2 no need to
  3. 3 without question (literary variant of 毋庸)

Examples

HSK 7-9
一点无庸置疑
Zhè yìdiǎn wúyōng zhìyí.
This point is beyond doubt.
HSK 7-9
Tā de nénglì wúyōng zhuìshù.
His abilities need no further elaboration.

Tips

register
无庸 is a literary variant of 毋庸 (wúyōng); both mean 'no need to'. Almost always seen in fixed four-character expressions: 无庸置疑 (beyond doubt), 无庸赘述 (no need to repeat), 无庸讳言 (without need to conceal). Strictly written register - would feel stilted in spoken Mandarin.

Stroke Order

yōng