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无wúno

HSK 4word

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无 (wú) means "no." It appears in 这个地方无人住。 (Nobody lives in this place.) and 房间里无人。 (There is no one in the room.) Asked whether the teacher knows the answer, someone replies 老师也不知道,这个问题无人知道。 (The teacher doesn't know either. Nobody knows the answer to this question.)

What does 无 mean?

  1. 1.

    noverb

What does the character 无 mean?

  • 无no

How do you use 无?

See it in 无人住 and 房间里无人

What are some examples of 无 in a sentence?

  1. 这个地方无人住。

    Zhège dìfang wú rén zhù.

    Nobody lives in this place.

  2. 房间里无人。

    Fángjiān li wú rén.

    There is no one in the room.

How is 无 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    这个问题你知道吗?

    Zhège wèntí nǐ zhīdào ma?

    Do you know the answer to this question?

  2. Speaker B:

    我不知道。

    Wǒ bù zhīdào.

    I don't know.

  3. Speaker A:

    老师知道吗?

    Lǎoshī zhīdào ma?

    Does the teacher know?

  4. Speaker B:

    老师也不知道,这个问题无人知道。

    Lǎoshī yě bù zhīdào, zhège wèntí wú rén zhīdào.

    The teacher doesn't know either. Nobody knows the answer to this question.

Can you use 无 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这个地方___人住。 (Nobody lives in this place.)
  2. 2.What does 房间里无人。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 无 mean in 这个问题无人知道?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.