无从

無從

wúcóng

adverb HSK 7-9 #11,832

Meanings

1 to have no way of
2 unable to

Characters

from; to follow

Examples

HSK 4

事情已经过去了，无从考证。

Shìqing yǐjīng guòqù le, wúcóng kǎozhèng.

The matter is already past; there's no way to verify it.

HSK 7-9

线索太少，警方无从下手。

Xiànsuǒ tài shǎo, jǐngfāng wúcóng xiàshǒu.

There are too few clues; the police have no way to start.

Tips

grammar

无从 is always followed by a verb, meaning 'to have no way of doing something.' Common collocations: 无从下手, 无从得知, 无从考证.

Stroke Order

无 wú

从 cóng