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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *無* | 無* | *無
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
HSK 4
bored / boring / senseless
HSK 4
unlimited / unbounded
HSK 4
to be indifferent / not to matter / cannot be said to be
HSK 4
completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
HSK 7-9
fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
HSK 7-9
undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
HSK 5
(idiom) unknown; unrenowned
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented in history
HSK 7-9
ignorant / ignorance
HSK 7-9
no matter what or how / regardless of whether...
HSK 4
to have no alternative / frustrated / exasperated / helpless / (conjunction) but unfortunately
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *無* | 無* | *無
countless / numberless / innumerable
HSK 4
unable to; incapable of
HSK 4
aloof / indifferent / unconcerned
without inconvenience / unimpeded / unhindered / unobstructed / unfettered / unhampered
gone without a trace
incompetence / inability / incapable / powerless
HSK 7-9
without guilt
Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
lit. when the nest is upset no egg is left intact (idiom) / fig. when one falls in disgrace the whole family is doomed
lit. not hiding anything he knows, not stopping before he has said it through (idiom) / fig. frank; outspoken
to show in full light / to be revealed in its entirety
achieving nothing
anything / whatever
(neologism) (slang) it's none of your business (imitation of an accented pronunciation of 與你無關|与你无关)
pure of heart
known to everybody
not valid / ineffective / in vain
HSK 6
to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom); so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air
HSK 7-9
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
to make endless exorbitant demands
(idiom) not knowing anything at all; completely ignorant
HSK 7-9
cold-hearted; unfeeling; callous
HSK 7-9
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
to advance courageously (idiom) / to press forward
unequalled / without rival / a paragon
HSK 7-9
indifferent / insignificant
HSK 7-9
to have a rich aftertaste / (fig.) memorable; to linger in one's memory
to have nothing to say (idiom)
HSK 7-9
imperceptibly / virtually
HSK 7-9
honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back / no surrender / to pursue justice with no second thoughts
radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio
HSK 7-9
unmanned / unpiloted
mere verbal statement cannot be taken as proof (idiom)
incomparable; matchless
HSK 7-9
unconditional
HSK 7-9
without boundary / not bordered
HSK 6
incorporeal / virtual / formless / invisible (assets) / intangible
HSK 7-9
(idiom) carefree; without worries
HSK 7-9
surefire; absolutely safe (idiom)
HSK 7-9
lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom) / (said of a woman's unrequited love)
(idiom) very few
HSK 7-9
in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
HSK 7-9
no complaints / to have no regrets
incomparable
to ignore; to disregard
(idiom) unique; unmatched; unrivalled
HSK 7-9
senseless
needless
no good / not good for / not beneficial
(idiom) without the slightest difference
inhuman (idiom) / brutal and unfeeling
(idiom) powerless to do anything about it
HSK 7-9
lit. to be hardly worth eating, but it would still be a pity to discard it (idiom) / fig. some things have little to no value, yet one is still reluctant to part with them
there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子)
unknown; unrenowned
to have no right / to have no authority
not to shrink from any crime (idiom); to commit any imaginable misdeed
HSK 7-9
(idiom) unprecedented / unheard of
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to no avail; of no use
HSK 7-9
only / nothing else
HSK 7-9
pitiless / ruthless / merciless / heartless
HSK 7-9
powerless / lacking strength
HSK 7-9
supreme
helpless / helplessness / feeling useless / no help
no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end / at the end of one's tether / powerless
to have nothing to do / to idle one's time away (idiom)
HSK 7-9
irrational / unreasonable
HSK 7-9
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
HSK 7-9
to gain nothing / to end up empty-handed
not in the least / to completely lack
HSK 7-9
in the extreme (idiom) / incapable of further increase
have no way out / have no alternative / abbr. to 無奈|无奈
HSK 7-9
without cause or reason
HSK 7-9
endless / boundless / inexhaustible
HSK 7-9
insignificant
HSK 7-9
will die for sure; to be a goner
HSK 7-9
unrelated / having nothing to do (with sth else)
HSK 6
(idiom) blessings never come in pairs
none / completely without
selfless / impartial
HSK 7-9
unclaimed lost property
safe and secure

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