无物

無物

wúwù

phrase

Meanings

1 nothing
2 empty
3 devoid of substance

Characters

without / not have

Examples

目中无物，狂妄至极。

Mù zhōng wúwù, kuángwàng zhì jí.

He sees nothing in his eyes — utterly arrogant.

口袋里空空无物。

Kǒudài lǐ kōngkōng wúwù.

His pockets were completely empty.

Tips

usage

Most often appears in fixed phrases: 目中无物 (mùzhōng wúwù, 'have nothing in one's eyes' — arrogant), 胸中无物 (xiōngzhōng wúwù, 'empty-headed'), 空空无物 (kōngkōng wúwù, 'utterly empty').

Stroke Order

无 wú

物 wù