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无为

無為
wúwéi
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 wu wei / non-action (Daoist concept)
  2. 2 to let things take their course
  3. 3 laissez-faire

Examples

HSK 5
有时候无为反而是一种智慧。
Yǒushíhou wúwéi fǎn'ér shì yì zhǒng zhìhuì.
Sometimes non-action is actually a form of wisdom.
HSK 6
老子主张无为而治。
Lǎozǐ zhǔzhāng wúwéi ér zhì.
Laozi advocated governing through non-action.
HSK 6
道家的核心思想之一就是无为。
Dàojiā de héxīn sīxiǎng zhīyī jiùshì wúwéi.
One of the core ideas of Daoism is wu wei.

Tips

history
Central Daoist concept from 《道德经》. Not literally 'doing nothing' - more like 'non-forcing', acting in accord with the natural flow (道). 无为而治 'rule through non-action' was an early Han state philosophy.

Stroke Order

无 wú
为 wéi