Word: 无 (wú) un-; -less

These are the example sentences using 无 in the sense un-; -less. Every sentence using 无 is on the word's own page, whichever sense it uses.

Traditional: 無

Example sentences using 无 in this sense

29 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

三餐莫过饱,无病活到老

sāncān mò guò bǎo,wú bìng huó dào lǎo

don't overeat at the three meals and you'll live to old age without illness
人无刚骨，安身不牢

rén wú gāng gǔ, ānshēn bù láo

a person without stiff bones can't settle securely
人无笑脸休开店

rén wú xiàoliǎn xiū kāidiàn

a person without a smiling face should not open a shop
兵无将而不动，蛇无头而不行

bīng wú jiāng ér bú dòng, shéwútóu'érbùxíng

troops without a general don't move; a snake without a head can't crawl
千人所指，无病而死

qiānrénsuǒzhǐ, wú bìng ér sǐ

when a thousand people point at you, you die even without illness
夜猫子进宅,无事不来

yèmāozi jìn zhái,wú shì bù lái

an owl comes into the house: it doesn't come without reason
大盗沿街走，无赃不定罪

dàdào yánjiē zǒu, wú zāng bú dìngzuì

a great robber walks the street: without loot, no conviction
巧媳妇做不出无米饭

qiǎo xífù zuò bù chū wú mǐfàn

even a clever wife can't cook a meal without rice
常将有日思无日，莫待无时思有时

cháng jiāng yǒu rì sī wú rì, mò dài wú shí sī yǒushí

when you have, think of days without; don't wait until you have nothing to think of when you had
我不习惯喝无糖咖啡。

Wǒ bù xíguàn hē wú táng kāfēi.

I am not used to drinking coffee without sugar.
无债一身轻

wú zhài yìshēn qīng

without debt, the body is light
无志之人常立志，有志之人立常志

wú zhì zhī rén cháng lìzhì, yǒuzhì zhī rén lì cháng zhì

people without resolve often make resolutions; people with resolve make one lasting resolution
无本难求利

wú běn nán qiú lì

without capital it is hard to seek profit
无欺心自安

wú qīxīn zì ān

without deceiving, the heart is at peace
无火难成炊

wú huǒ nán chéng chuī

without fire it is hard to cook a meal
无花的蔷薇，只有刺儿

wú huā de qiángwēi, zhǐyǒu cìr

a rose bush without flowers: only thorns
无赃难定罪

wú zāng nán dìngzuì

without stolen goods it is hard to fix guilt
无酒不成席

wú jiǔ bùchéng xí

without wine there is no banquet
无针不引线，无水不渡船

wú zhēn bù yǐnxiàn, wúshuǐ bú dùchuán

without a needle the thread isn't led through; without water a boat can't cross
有志不在年高，无志空活百岁

yǒuzhìbúzàiniángāo, wú zhì kōng huó bǎisuì

ambition isn't a matter of old age; without ambition you live a hundred years in vain
有钱常记无钱日

yǒuqián cháng jì wú qián rì

when you have money, keep in mind the days without it
木无本必枯，水无源必竭

mù wú běn bì kū, shuǐ wú yuán bì jié

a tree without roots must wither, water without a source must run dry
柔中有刚攻不破,刚中无柔不为坚

róu zhōng yǒu gāng gōng bú pò,gāng zhōng wú róu bù wéi jiān

gentleness with firmness inside cannot be broken; firmness without gentleness is not truly strong
男人无刚，不如粗糠

nánrén wú gāng, bùrú cūkāng

a man without firmness is worse than coarse chaff
若无高山,怎显平地

ruò wú gāoshān,zěn xiǎn píngdì

without high mountains, how would flat land show
蛇无头不行

shé wú tóu bùxíng

a snake without a head can't go
蛇走无声，奸计无影

shé zǒu wúshēng, jiānjì wú yǐng

a snake moves without sound, a wicked plot leaves no trace
贼无赃，硬似钢

zéi wú zāng, yìng sì gāng

a thief without stolen goods is hard as steel
鸟无头不飞

niǎo wú tóu bù fēi

birds do not fly without a head