⇒ 这道题目很难,我感到无从入手。 Zhè dào tímù hěn nán, wǒ gǎndào wúcóng rù shǒu. → This question is so difficult — I don't know how I'm going to tackle it.
无偿
free
无关
have nothing to do with ⇒ 这件事与你无关。 Zhè jiàn shì yǔ nǐ wúguān. → This has nothing to do with you.
无几
very little
无名
( 没名称的 ) unnamed
无奈
helpless
无妨
be harmless
无常
changeable
无度
excessive
无形
imperceptible
无心
not be in the mood for ⇒ 儿子生病时,她根本无心工作。 Érzi shēngbìng shí, tā gēnběn wúxīn gōngzuò. → When her son was ill she wasn't in the mood to work.
无情
( 指感情 ) heartless
无意
have no intention of ⇒ 我无意打断你们的谈话。 Wǒ wúyì dǎduàn nǐmen de tánhuà. → I have no intention of interrupting you.
无愧
be worthy of ⇒ 他无愧于"人民英雄"的称号。 Tā wúkuì yú "rénmín yīngxióng" de chēnghào. → He was worthy of the title of "people's hero".
无敌
invincible
无数
countless
无比
incomparable
无知
ignorant
无稽
absurd
无穷
infinite
无端
for no reason ⇒ 他无端受了批评,感到很委屈。 Tā wúduān shòule pīpíng, gǎndào hěn wěiqū. → He was upset at being criticized for no reason.
无缘
have no luck with
无耻
shameless
无论
no matter what ⇒ 无论受到什么挫折,我们都不会退缩。 Wúlùn shòu dào shénme cuòzhé, wǒmen dōu bù huì tuìsuō. → No matter what setbacks we meet, we can't go back now.
无谓
pointless
无赖
shameless
无辜
be innocent
无量
be boundless
无限
boundless
无非
simply
无须
needlessly ⇒ 你无须多言,行动是最有力的证明。 Nǐ wúxū duō yán, xíngdòng shì zuì yǒulì de zhèngmíng. → You needn't say much — actions speak a lot louder than words.
毫无
without the slightest
虚无
non-existent
无意识
unconscious
无所谓
( 谈不上 ) never mind
无线电
radio
无拘无束
be free and easy ⇒ 他向往无拘无束的生活。 Tā xiàngwǎng wú jū wú shù de shēnghuó. → He longed for a free and easy life.
无法无天
be completely lawless
无缘无故
for no reason at all
无边无际
boundless
一无所有
not have a penny to one's name
万无一失
be sure of success ⇒ 我们为这次登山活动做了精心准备,以确保万无一失。 Wǒmen wèi zhè cì dēngshān huódòng zuòle jīngxīn zhǔnbèi, yǐ quèbǎo wàn wú yī shī. → We made careful preparations for climbing the mountain, so as to be sure of success.
不学无术
ignorant and incompetent ⇒ 不学无术的人怎么能当校长？ Bù xué wú shù de rén zěnme néng dāng xiàozhǎng? → How can someone ignorant and incompetent be head teacher?
举目无亲
be a stranger in a strange land
义无反顾
be duty-bound
互通有无
provide what another lacks
体无完肤
( 指人 ) be beaten black and blue
冷酷无情
ruthless
别无长物
( 表示俭朴 ) own the mere bare necessities
English translation of '无'
无 (無)
(wú)
动
(= 没有) not have
⇒ 无效 (wúxiào) invalid
⇒ 无形 (wúxíng) invisible
⇒ 他毫无常识。 (Tā háo wú chángshí.) He has no common sense.
⇒ 因发烧,我四肢无力。 (Yīn fāshāo, wǒ sìzhī wú lì.) Because of the fever, my arms and legs were completely limp.
(= 无论) never mind
⇒ 大家都在无日无夜地赶这个项目。 (Dàjiā dōu zài wú rì wú yè de gǎn zhège xiàngmù.) Everyone worked day and night to get the project done.
副
not
⇒ 无论如何 (wúlùn rúhé) in any case
⇒ 无论怎么解释,他也不肯原谅我。 (Wúlùn zěnme jiěshì, tā yě bù kěn yuánliàng wǒ.) It doesn't matter how I explain it, he won't forgive me.
⇒ 你无须多说,行动最有说服力。 (Nǐ wúxū duō shuō, xíngdòng zuì yǒu shuōfúlì.) You don't need to say any more — actions speak louder than words.