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| 无 | wu2 | -less / not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- | 無 | 2 | |
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| 无法 | wu2fa3 | unable / incapable | 無法 | 3 | |
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| 无论 | wu2lun4 | no matter what or how / regardless of whether... | 無論 | 2 | |
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| 无关 | wu2guan1 | unrelated / having nothing to do (with sth else) | 無關 | | |
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| 无限 | wu2xian4 | unlimited / unbounded | 無限 | 2 | |
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| 无线 | wu2xian4 | wireless | 無線 | | |
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| 无奈 | wu2nai4 | without choice / for lack of better option / grudgingly / willy-nilly / nolens volens / abbr. for 無可奈何｜无可奈何 | 無奈 | | |
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| 无锡 | Wu2xi1 | Wuxi prefecture level city in Jiangsu | 無錫 | | |
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| 无人不 | wu2ren2bu4 | no man is not... | 無人不 | | |
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| 无需 | wu2xu1 | needless | 無需 | | |
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| 无敌 | wu2di2 | unequalled / without rival / a paragon | 無敵 | | |
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| 无聊 | wu2liao2 | nonsense / bored | 無聊 | 4 | |
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| 无数 | wu2shu4 | countless / numberless / innumerable | 無數 | 2 | |
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| 毫无 | hao2wu2 | not in the least / none whatsoever / completely without | 毫無 | 2 | |
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| 无人 | wu2ren2 | unmanned / uninhabited | 無人 | | |
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| 无疑 | wu2yi2 | no doubt / undoubtedly | 無疑 | 3 | |
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| 无意 | wu2yi4 | inadvertent / accidental | 無意 | 4 | |
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| 无语 | wu2yu3 | to remain silent / to have nothing to say / speechless | 無語 | | |
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| 无效 | wu2xiao4 | not valid / ineffective / in vain | 無效 | 4 | |
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| 无比 | wu2bi3 | matchless | 無比 | 3 | |
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| 有无 | you3wu2 | to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal | 有無 | | |
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| 无力 | wu2li4 | powerless / lacking strength | 無力 | | |
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| 无情 | wu2qing2 | pitiless / ruthless / merciless / heartless | 無情 | 3 | |
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| 无条件 | wu2tiao2jian4 | unconditional | 無條件 | | |
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| 无意中 | wu2yi4zhong1 | accidentally / unintentionally / unexpectedly | 無意中 | | |
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| 无声 | wu2sheng1 | noiseless / noiselessly / silent | 無聲 | | |
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| 无须 | wu2xu1 | need not / not obliged to / not necessarily | 無須 | | |
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| 无所谓 | wu2suo3wei4 | to be indifferent / not to matter | 無所謂 | 3 | |
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| 无穷 | wu2qiong2 | endless / boundless / inexhaustible | 無窮 | 4 | |
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| 无双 | wu2shuang1 | incomparable / matchless / unique | 無雙 | | |
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| 无形 | wu2xing2 | incorporeal / virtual / formless / invisible (assets) / intangible | 無形 | | |
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| 无处 | wu2chu4 | nowhere | 無處 | | |
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| 无可 | wu2ke3 | can't | 無可 | | |
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| 无耻 | wu2chi3 | without any sense of shame / unembarrassed / shameless | 無恥 | 4 | |
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| 无缘 | wu2yuan2 | to have no opportunity / no way (of doing sth) / no chance / no connection / not placed (in a competition) / (in pop lyrics) no chance of love, no place to be together etc | 無緣 | | |
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| 无权 | wu2quan2 | no right / no entitlement / powerless | 無權 | | |
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| 无不 | wu2bu4 | none lacking / none missing / everything is there / everyone without exception | 無不 | | |
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| 无知 | wu2zhi1 | ignorance | 無知 | 4 | |
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| 无言 | wu2yan2 | to remain silent / to have nothing to say | 無言 | | |
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| 无线电 | wu2xian4dian4 | wireless | 無線電 | 3 | |
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| 无处不在 | wu2chu4bu4zai4 | to be everywhere | 無處不在 | | |
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| 无论如何 | wu2lun4ru2he2 | anyhow / anyway / whatever | 無論如何 | 3 | |
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| 无限制 | wu2xian4zhi4 | limitless / unrestricted | 無限制 | | |
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| 无私 | wu2si1 | selfless / unselfish / disinterested / altruistic | 無私 | | |
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| 无锡市 | Wu2xi1shi4 | Wuxi prefecture level city in Jiangsu | 無錫市 | | |
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| 无名 | wu2ming2 | nameless / obscure | 無名 | | |
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| 无缝 | wu2feng4 | seamless | 無縫 | | |
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| 无心 | wu2xin1 | unintentionally / not in the mood to | 無心 | | |
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| 无趣 | wu2qu4 | dull / vapid / colorless | 無趣 | | |
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| 无机 | wu2ji1 | inorganic (chemistry) | 無機 | | |
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| 无边 | wu2bian1 | without boundary / not bordered | 無邊 | | |
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| 尚无 | shang4wu2 | not yet / not so far | 尚無 | | |
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| 无非 | wu2fei1 | only / nothing else | 無非 | 4 | |
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| 无助 | wu2zhu4 | helpless / helplessness / feeling useless / no help | 無助 | | |
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| 无辜 | wu2gu1 | innocent / innocence / not guilty (law) | 無辜 | | |
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| 独一无二 | du2yi1wu2'er4 | unique and unmatched (idiom); unrivalled / nothing compares with it | 獨一無二 | | |
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| 无用 | wu2yong4 | useless / worthless | 無用 | | |
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| 无从 | wu2cong2 | not to have access / beyond one's authority or capability / sth one has no way of doing | 無從 | 4 | |
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| 无毒 | wu2du2 | harmless / innocuous / lit. not poisonous | 無毒 | | |
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| 无偿 | wu2chang2 | free / no charge / at no cost | 無償 | 4 | |
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| 无视 | wu2shi4 | ignore / disregard | 無視 | | |
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| 毫无疑问 | hao2wu2yi2wen4 | certainty / without a doubt | 毫無疑問 | | |
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| 无间 | wu2jian4 | very close / no gap between them / continuously / unbroken / hard to separate / indistinguishable | 無間 | | |
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| 无几 | wu2ji3 | very little / hardly any | 無幾 | | |
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| 无故 | wu2gu4 | without cause or reason | 無故 | | |
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| 无误 | wu2wu4 | verified / unmistaken | 無誤 | | |
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| 无极 | wu2ji2 | everlasting / unbounded | 無極 | | |
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| 无极 | Wu2ji2 | Wuji county in Shijiazhuang 石家莊地區｜石家庄地区, Hebei / The Promise (name of film by Chen Kaige) | 無極 | | |
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| 无罪 | wu2zui4 | innocent / guileless / not guilty (of crime) | 無罪 | | |
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| 无能 | wu2neng2 | incompetence / inability / incapable / powerless | 無能 | | |
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| 无暇 | wu2xia2 | too busy / to have no time for / fully occupied | 無暇 | | |
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| 无味 | wu2wei4 | tasteless / odorless | 無味 | | |
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| 无害 | wu2hai4 | harmless | 無害 | | |
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| 无题 | wu2ti2 | untitled | 無題 | | |
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| 无异 | wu2yi4 | nothing other than / to differ in no way from / the same as / to amount to | 無異 | | |
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| 无常 | wu2chang2 | variable / changeable / fickle / impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya) / ghost taking away the soul after death / to pass away / to die | 無常 | | |
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| 无可奈何 | wu2ke3nai4he2 | have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈｜无奈 [wu2 nai4] | 無可奈何 | 3 | |
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| 无能为力 | wu2neng2wei2li4 | impotent (idiom) / powerless / helpless | 無能為力 | 4 | |
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| 无与伦比 | wu2yu2lun2bi3 | incomparable | 無與倫比 | | |
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| 无赖 | wu2lai4 | hoodlum / rascal / rogue / rascally / scoundrelly | 無賴 | | |
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| 无期 | wu2qi1 | unspecified period / in the indefinite future / no fixed time / indefinite sentence (i.e. life imprisonment) | 無期 | | |
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| 无色 | wu2se4 | colorless | 無色 | | |
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| 别无 | bie2wu2 | to have no other... (used in fixed expressions) | 別無 | | |
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| 无量 | wu2liang4 | measureless / immeasurable | 無量 | | |
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| 不无 | bu4wu2 | not without | 不無 | | |
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| 无为 | wu2wei2 | the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire | 無為 | | |
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| 无为 | Wu2wei2 | Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖, Anhui | 無為 | | |
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| 全无 | quan2wu2 | none / completely without | 全無 | | |
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| 无望 | wu2wang4 | without hope / hopeless / without prospects | 無望 | | |
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| 无理 | wu2li3 | irrational / unreasonable | 無理 | 4 | |
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| 一无所有 | yi1wu2suo3you3 | not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together | 一無所有 | | |
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| 无悔 | wu2hui3 | to have no regrets | 無悔 | | |
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| 无愧 | wu2kui4 | to have a clear conscience / to feel no qualms | 無愧 | | |
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| 无码 | wu2ma3 | unpixelated or uncensored (of video) | 無碼 | | |
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| 无序 | wu2xu4 | disorderly / irregular / lack of order | 無序 | | |
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| 无形中 | wu2xing2zhong1 | imperceptibly / virtually | 無形中 | | |
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| 虚无 | xu1wu2 | nothingness | 虛無 | | |
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| 无端 | wu2duan1 | for no reason at all | 無端 | | |
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| 无水 | wu2shui3 | anhydrous (chemistry) / waterless / dehydrated | 無水 | | |
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| 无忧无虑 | wu2you1wu2lü4 | carefree and without worries (idiom) | 無憂無慮 | | |
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| 口无择言 | kou3wu2ze2yan2 | to offer many needless alternatives (idiom) | 口無擇言 | | |
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| 无缺 | wu2que1 | whole | 無缺 | | |
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| 无怨无悔 | wu2yuan4wu2hui3 | no complaints / to have no regrets | 無怨無悔 | | |
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| 史无前例 | shi3wu2qian2li4 | unprecedented in history | 史無前例 | | |
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| 无益 | wu2yi4 | no good / not good for / not beneficial | 無益 | | |
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| 无上 | wu2shang4 | supreme | 無上 | | |
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| 当之无愧 | dang1zhi1wu2kui4 | fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc) | 當之無愧 | | |
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| 无瑕 | wu2xia2 | faultless / perfect | 無瑕 | | |
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| 一无所知 | yi1wu2suo3zhi1 | not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant / without an inkling | 一無所知 | | |
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| 无表情 | wu2biao3qing2 | expressionless / wooden (expression) / blank (face) | 無表情 | | |
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| 肆无忌惮 | si4wu2ji4dan4 | absolutely unrestrained / unbridled / without the slightest scruple | 肆無忌憚 | | |
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| 默默无闻 | mo4mo4wu2wen2 | obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation / a nobody / an unknown quantity | 默默無聞 | | |
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| 无烟 | wu2yan1 | nonsmoking (e.g. environment) | 無煙 | | |
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| 无价 | wu2jia4 | invaluable / priceless | 無價 | | |
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| 无货 | wu2huo4 | out of stock / product unavailable | 無貨 | | |
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| 无动于衷 | wu2dong4yu2zhong1 | aloof / indifferent / unconcerned | 無動於衷 | | |
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| 无产阶级 | wu2chan3jie1ji2 | proletariat | 無產階級 | 3 | |
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| 无业 | wu2ye4 | unemployed / jobless / out of work | 無業 | | |
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| 忍无可忍 | ren3wu2ke3ren3 | more than one can bear (idiom); at the end of one's patience / the last straw | 忍無可忍 | | |
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| 无所事事 | wu2suo3shi4shi4 | to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom) | 無所事事 | | |
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| 无性 | wu2xing4 | sexless / asexual (reproduction) | 無性 | | |
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| 无意识 | wu2yi4shi2 | unconscious / involuntary | 無意識 | | |
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| 无法忍受 | wu2fa3ren3shou4 | intolerable | 無法忍受 | | |
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| 无话可说 | wu2hua4ke3shuo1 | there is nothing more to say (idiom); above criticism / perfect | 無話可說 | 4 | |
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| 无名指 | wu2ming2zhi3 | ring finger | 無名指 | | |
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| 义无反顾 | yi4wu2fan3gu4 | honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts | 義無反顧 | | |
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| 有意无意 | you3yi4wu2yi4 | intentionally or otherwise | 有意無意 | | |
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| 无所适从 | wu2suo3shi4cong2 | not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do | 無所適從 | | |
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| 无保留 | wu2bao3liu2 | without reservation / not holding anything back / unconditional | 無保留 | | |
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| 无邪 | wu2xie2 | without guilt | 無邪 | | |
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| 不劳无获 | bu4lao2wu2huo4 | no pain, no gain (idiom) | 不勞無獲 | | |
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| 进退无路 | jin4tui4wu2lu4 | to have no alternative (idiom) | 進退無路 | | |
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| 直言无讳 | zhi2yan2wu2hui4 | to speak one’s mind / to speak candidly (idiom) | 直言無諱 | | |
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| 束手无策 | shu4shou3wu2ce4 | lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis | 束手無策 | | |
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| 无妨 | wu2fang2 | no harm (in doing it) / One might as well. / It won't hurt. / no matter / it's no bother | 無妨 | | |
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| 万无一失 | wan4wu2yi1shi1 | surefire; absolutely safe (idiom) | 萬無一失 | | |
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| 无稽 | wu2ji1 | nonsense | 無稽 | | |
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| 无缘无故 | wu2yuan2wu2gu4 | no cause, no reason (idiom); completely uncalled for | 無緣無故 | | |
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| 无所不能 | wu2suo3bu4neng2 | omnipotent | 無所不能 | | |
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| 无微不至 | wu2wei1bu4zhi4 | in every possible way (idiom); meticulous | 無微不至 | 4 | |
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| 巨无霸 | Ju4wu2ba4 | Big Mac (McDonald's hamburger) | 巨無霸 | | |
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| 别无选择 | bie2wu2xuan3ze2 | to have no other choice | 別無選擇 | | |
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| 无济于事 | wu2ji4yu2shi4 | to no avail / of no use | 無濟於事 | | |
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| 无利 | wu2li4 | no profit / not profitable / a hindrance / (to lend money) at no interest | 無利 | | |
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| 悄无声息 | qiao1wu2sheng1xi1 | quietly / noiselessly | 悄無聲息 | | |
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| 无声无息 | wu2sheng1wu2xi1 | wordless and uncommunicative (idiom); without speaking / taciturn / not providing any news | 無聲無息 | | |
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| 绝无仅有 | jue2wu2jin3you3 | one and only (idiom); rarely seen / unique of its kind | 絕無僅有 | | |
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| 无党派 | wu2dang3pai4 | politically unaffiliated / independent (candidate) | 無黨派 | | |
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| 无拘无束 | wu2ju1wu2shu4 | free and unconstrained (idiom); unfettered / unbuttoned / without care or worries | 無拘無束 | | |
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| 若无其事 | ruo4wu2qi2shi4 | as if nothing had happened (idiom); calmly / nonchalantly | 若無其事 | | |
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| 无家可归 | wu2jia1ke3gui1 | homeless | 無家可歸 | | |
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| 无关紧要 | wu2guan1jin3yao4 | indifferent / insignificant | 無關緊要 | | |
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| 无稽之谈 | wu2ji1zhi1tan2 | complete nonsense (idiom) | 無稽之談 | | |
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| 无碍 | wu2'ai4 | without inconvenience / unimpeded / unhindered / unobstructed / unfettered / unhampered | 無礙 | | |
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| 无影无踪 | wu2ying3wu2zong1 | to disappear without trace (idiom) | 無影無蹤 | | |
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| 无礼 | wu2li3 | rude / rudely | 無禮 | | |
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| 至高无上 | zhi4gao1wu2shang4 | supreme / paramount / unsurpassed | 至高無上 | | |
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| 无我 | wu2wo3 | anatta (Buddhist concept of "non-self") | 無我 | | |
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| 可有可无 | ke3you3ke3wu2 | not essential / dispensable | 可有可無 | | |
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| 无理取闹 | wu2li3qu3nao4 | to make trouble without reason (idiom); deliberately awkward / pointless provocation / willful trouble maker | 無理取鬧 | | |
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| 漫无目的 | man4wu2mu4di4 | to flounder / aimless / hit-and-miss | 漫無目的 | | |
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| 寥寥无几 | liao2liao2wu2ji3 | just a very few (idiom); tiny number / not many at all / You count them on your fingers. | 寥寥無幾 | | |
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| 无机盐 | wu2ji1yan2 | inorganic salt | 無機鹽 | | |
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| 手足无措 | shou3zu2wu2cuo4 | at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered | 手足無措 | | |
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| 完好无损 | wan2hao3wu2sun3 | excellent and undamaged / intact | 完好無損 | | |
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| 无限期 | wu2xian4qi1 | unlimited (time) duration | 無限期 | | |
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| 无垠 | wu2yin2 | boundless / vast | 無垠 | | |
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| 无穷无尽 | wu2qiong2wu2jin4 | vast and limitless (idiom); endless span of time / no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end | 無窮無盡 | | |
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| 无期徒刑 | wu2qi1tu2xing2 | life imprisonment | 無期徒刑 | | |
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| 无机化学 | wu2ji1hua4xue2 | inorganic chemistry | 無機化學 | | |
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| 无所不在 | wu2suo3bu4zai4 | omnipresent | 無所不在 | | |
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| 永无止境 | yong3wu2zhi3jing4 | without end / never-ending | 永無止境 | | |
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| 一望无际 | yi1wang4wu2ji4 | as far as the eye can see (idiom) | 一望無際 | | |
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| 荡然无存 | dang4ran2wu2cun2 | to obliterate completely / to vanish from the face of the earth | 蕩然無存 | | |
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| 无可救药 | wu2ke3jiu4yao4 | lit. no antidote is possible (idiom); incurable / incorrigible / beyond redemption | 無可救藥 | | |
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| 无论何时 | wu2lun4he2shi2 | whenever | 無論何時 | | |
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| 安然无恙 | an1ran2wu2yang4 | safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness) / to llive to fight another day | 安然無恙 | | |
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| 一无是处 | yi1wu2shi4chu4 | not one good point / everything about it is wrong | 一無是處 | | |
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| 无独有偶 | wu2du2you3'ou3 | not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.); not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case | 無獨有偶 | | |
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| 无牌 | wu2pai2 | unlicensed / unlabeled (goods) | 無牌 | | |
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| 有增无减 | you3zeng1wu2jian3 | to increase or get worse steadily (idiom) | 有增無減 | | |
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| 风雨无阻 | feng1yu3wu2zu3 | regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine | 風雨無阻 | | |
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| 走投无路 | zou3tou2wu2lu4 | no way out (idiom); at an impasse / at a dead end | 走投無路 | | |
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| 无糖 | wu2tang2 | sugar free | 無糖 | | |
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| 无懈可击 | wu2xie4ke3ji1 | invulnerable | 無懈可擊 | | |
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| 无恙 | wu2yang4 | unaffected (by a disease) | 無恙 | | |
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| 无国界 | wu2guo2jie4 | without borders (used for organizations such as Médecins sans Frontières) | 無國界 | | |
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| 无中生有 | wu2zhong1sheng1you3 | to create something from nothing (idiom) | 無中生有 | | |
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| 无休无止 | wu2xiu1wu2zhi3 | ceaseless; endless (idiom) | 無休無止 | | |
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| 无奇不有 | wu2qi2bu4you3 | nothing is too bizarre / full of extraordinary things | 無奇不有 | | |
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| 遥遥无期 | yao2yao2wu2qi1 | far in the indefinite future (idiom); so far away it seems forever | 遙遙無期 | | |
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| 别无他用 | bie2wu2ta1yong4 | to have no other use or purpose (idiom) | 別無他用 | | |
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| 与世无争 | yu3shi4wu2zheng1 | to stand aloof from worldly affairs | 與世無爭 | | |
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| 无精打采 | wu2jing1da3cai3 | dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless / in low spirits / washed out | 無精打採 | | |
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| 座无虚席 | zuo4wu2xu1xi2 | lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only | 座無虛席 | | |
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| 无地自容 | wu2di4zi4rong2 | ashamed and unable to show one's face | 無地自容 | | |
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| 无法无天 | wu2fa3wu2tian1 | regardless of the law and of natural morality (idiom); maverick / undisciplined and out of control | 無法無天 | | |
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| 无毛 | wu2mao2 | hairless | 無毛 | | |
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| 无物 | wu2wu4 | have nothing | 無物 | | |
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| 滥杀无辜 | lan4sha1wu2gu1 | willfully slaughter the innocent (idiom) | 濫殺無辜 | | |
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| 无花果 | wu2hua1guo3 | fig (Ficus carica) | 無花果 | | |
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| 语无伦次 | yu3wu2lun2ci4 | incoherent speech / to talk without rhyme or reason (idiom) | 語無倫次 | | |
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| 无边无际 | wu2bian1wu2ji4 | boundless / limitless | 無邊無際 | | |
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| 完美无缺 | wan2mei3wu2que1 | perfect and without blemish / flawless / to leave nothing to be desired | 完美無缺 | | |
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| 杂乱无章 | za2luan4wu2zhang1 | disordered and in a mess (idiom); all mixed up and chaotic | 雜亂無章 | | |
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| 学无止境 | xue2wu2zhi3jing4 | no end to learning (idiom); There's always something new to study. / You live and learn. | 學無止境 | | |
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| 但说无妨 | dan4shuo1wu2fang2 | there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom) | 但說無妨 | | |
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| 责无旁贷 | ze2wu2pang2dai4 | to be duty bound / to be one's unshrinkable responsibility | 責無旁貸 | | |
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| 无度 | wu2du4 | immoderate / excessive / not knowing one's limits | 無度 | | |
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| 无牵无挂 | wu2qian1wu2gua4 | to have no cares / to be carefree | 無牽無掛 | | |
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| 其乐无穷 | qi2le4wu2qiong2 | boundless joy | 其樂無窮 | | |
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| 问心无愧 | wen4xin1wu2kui4 | lit. look into one's heart, no shame (idiom); with a clear conscience | 問心無愧 | | |
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| 无底 | wu2di3 | bottomless | 無底 | | |
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| 战无不胜 | zhan4wu2bu4sheng4 | to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible / to succeed in every undertaking | 戰無不勝 | | |
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| 无补 | wu2bu3 | of no avail / not helping in the least | 無補 | | |
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| 百无聊赖 | bai3wu2liao2lai4 | bored to death (idiom) / bored stiff / overcome with boredom | 百無聊賴 | | |
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| 无照经营 | wu2zhao4jing1ying2 | unlicensed business activity | 無照經營 | | |
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| 血本无归 | xue4ben3wu2gui1 | to lose one's life savings (e.g. after a bankruptcy) / no return for one's hard-earned savings | 血本無歸 | | |
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| 平淡无奇 | ping2dan4wu2qi2 | ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about | 平淡無奇 | | |
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| 有气无力 | you3qi4wu2li4 | weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited | 有氣無力 | | |
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| 无路可走 | wu2lu4ke3zou3 | nowhere to go / at the end of one's tether | 無路可走 | | |
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| 无核 | wu2he2 | nonnuclear / seedless (botany) | 無核 | | |
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| 哑口无言 | ya3kou3wu2yan2 | dumbstruck and unable to reply (idiom); left speechless / at a loss for words | 啞口無言 | | |
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| 无道 | wu2dao4 | tyrannical / brutal (regime) | 無道 | | |
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| 一览无遗 | yi1lan3wu2yi2 | be plainly visible | 一覽無遺 | | |
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| 相安无事 | xiang1'an1wu2shi4 | to live together in harmony | 相安無事 | | |
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| 无法形容 | wu2fa3xing2rong2 | unspeakable / indescribable | 無法形容 | | |
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| 亲密无间 | qin1mi4wu2jian1 | close relation, no gap (idiom); intimate and nothing can come between | 親密無間 | | |
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| 无计可施 | wu2ji4ke3shi1 | no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end / at the end of one's tether / powerless | 無計可施 | | |
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| 鸦雀无声 | ya1que4wu2sheng1 | lit. crow and peacock make no sound / absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard / absolute silence | 鴉雀無聲 | | |
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| 无措 | wu2cuo4 | helpless | 無措 | | |
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| 无义 | wu2yi4 | nonsense / immoral / faithless | 無義 | | |
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| 无所作为 | wu2suo3zuo4wei2 | attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless | 無所作為 | 4 | |
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| 有备无患 | you3bei4wu2huan4 | Preparedness averts peril. / to be prepared, just in case (idiom) | 有備無患 | | |
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| 无神论 | wu2shen2lun4 | atheism | 無神論 | | |
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| 不学无术 | bu4xue2wu2shu4 | without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent | 不學無術 | | |
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| 学海无涯 | xue2hai3wu2ya2 | sea of learning, no horizon (idiom); no limits to what one still has to learn / ars longa, vita brevis | 學海無涯 | | |
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| 无氧 | wu2yang3 | anaerobic / an environment with no oxygen | 無氧 | | |
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| 大无畏 | da4wu2wei4 | utterly fearless | 大無畏 | 4 | |
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| 无底洞 | wu2di3dong4 | bottomless pit | 無底洞 | | |
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| 无功而返 | wu2gong1'er2fan3 | to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs | 無功而返 | | |
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| 无烟煤 | wu2yan1mei2 | anthracite | 無煙煤 | | |
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| 无病呻吟 | wu2bing4shen1yin2 | to moan about imaginary illness / fussing like a hypochondriac / fig. sentimental nonsense | 無病呻吟 | | |
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| 虚无缥缈 | xu1wu2piao3miao3 | unreal / illusory / imaginary / vague and with nothing in it | 虛無縹緲 | | |
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| 体无完肤 | ti3wu2wan2fu1 | lit. cuts and bruises all over (idiom); fig. totally refuted | 體無完膚 | | |
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| 人无完人 | ren2wu2wan2ren2 | nobody is perfect / everyone has their defect | 人無完人 | | |
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| 无品 | wu2pin3 | fretless (stringed instrument) | 無品 | | |
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| 无足轻重 | wu2zu2qing1zhong4 | insignificant | 無足輕重 | | |
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| 无可非议 | wu2ke3fei1yi4 | unquestionable | 無可非議 | | |
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| 互通有无 | hu4tong1you3wu2 | mutual exchange of assistance (idiom) / to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls / to reciprocate with material assistance / scratch each other's back | 互通有無 | | |
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