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-less / not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un-
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无
wú
1. Meaning: Not have; the opposite of "有" (have); none.
Example: 无辜 (innocent); 无偿 (without compensation); 无从 (no way to do something); 无度 (limitless); 无端 (unprovoked); 无方 (unmethodical, opposite of 有方); 无非 (only); 无动于衷 (indifferent); 无所适从 (no basis to follow).
2. Existential (verb): Indicates absence (English: not have; there is not).
Example: 无 (wú) signifies lack in various contexts, e.g., "无颜落色" (to lose color, expressionless) or "无头面" (at a loss).
3. Negation (adverb): Used to indicate negation for verbs or adjectives (English: not).
Example: 君子食无求饱 (The gentleman seeks not for fullness in meals).
4. Prohibition (adverb): Used to advise or prohibit actions, can be translated as "don't" or "not."
Example: 请无攻宋 (Please do not attack Song).
5. Non-existence (adverb): Indicating something has not happened (English: no, not).
Example: 没有情况 (no situation).
6. Uncertainty (pronoun): Refers to unspecified people, matters, time, or places (English: nothing).
Example: 无如 (nothing like), 无一 (not a single one).
7. Regardless (conjunction): Indicates the same situation applies under any condition, equivalent to "no matter."
Example: 无论好坏 (regardless of good or bad).
8. Question marker: Used at the end of questions to imply doubt, can be translated as "is it?"
Example: 能饮一杯无? (Can you drink a cup?)
9. In the phrase "南无" (námó): A Buddhist term showing respect for the Buddha.
10. 另见 (see also): "无" has various implications and uses across different contexts, including philosophical interpretations of emptiness and the concept of nihility.
cheating neither old nor young (idiom); treating youngsters and old folk equally scrupulously / Our house offers sincere treatment to all and fair trade to old and young alike.
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