无端

無端

wúduān

adverb #16,525

Meanings

1 for no reason
2 without cause
3 groundlessly

Characters

without; none; not

end; beginning; cause; reason

Examples

他无端被人指责。

Tā wúduān bèi rén zhǐzé.

He was accused for no reason.

不要无端猜测别人。

Bùyào wúduān cāicè biérén.

Don't make groundless guesses about others.

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无端 is more literary than 没有原因地. Often used in written Chinese or formal contexts.

Stroke Order

无 wú

端 duān