Word: 無 (wú) un-; -less

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

Simplified: 无

Example sentences using 無 in this sense

29 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

三餐莫過飽,無病活到老

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
人無剛骨，安身不牢

rén wú gāng gǔ, ānshēn bù láo

a person without stiff bones can't settle securely
人無笑臉休開店

rén wú xiàoliǎn xiū kāidiàn

a person without a smiling face should not open a shop
兵無將而不動，蛇無頭而不行

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，無病而死

qiānrénsuǒzhǐ, wú bìng ér sǐ

when a thousand people point at you, you die even without illness
夜貓子進宅,無事不來

yèmāozi jìn zhái,wú shì bù lái

an owl comes into the house: it doesn't come without reason
大盜沿街走，無贓不定罪

dàdào yánjiē zǒu, wú zāng bú dìngzuì

a great robber walks the street: without loot, no conviction
巧媳婦做不出無米飯

qiǎo xífù zuò bù chū wú mǐfàn

even a clever wife can't cook a meal without rice
常將有日思無日，莫待無時思有時

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
我不習慣喝無糖咖啡。

Wǒ bù xíguàn hē wú táng kāfēi.

I am not used to drinking coffee without sugar.
無債一身輕

wú zhài yìshēn qīng

without debt, the body is light
無志之人常立志，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
無本難求利

wú běn nán qiú lì

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

wú qīxīn zì ān

without deceiving, the heart is at peace
無火難成炊

wú huǒ nán chéng chuī

without fire it is hard to cook a meal
無花的薔薇，只有刺兒

wú huā de qiángwēi, zhǐyǒu cìr

a rose bush without flowers: only thorns
無贓難定罪

wú zāng nán dìngzuì

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

wú jiǔ bùchéng xí

without wine there is no banquet
無針不引線，無水不渡船

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，無志空活百歲

yǒuzhìbúzàiniángāo, wú zhì kōng huó bǎisuì

ambition isn't a matter of old age; without ambition you live a hundred years in vain
有錢常記無錢日

yǒuqián cháng jì wú qián rì

when you have money, keep in mind the days without it
木無本必枯，水無源必竭

mù wú běn bì kū, shuǐ wú yuán bì jié

a tree without roots must wither, water without a source must run dry
柔中有剛攻不破,剛中無柔不為堅

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
男人無剛，不如粗糠

nánrén wú gāng, bùrú cūkāng

a man without firmness is worse than coarse chaff
若無高山,怎顯平地

ruò wú gāoshān,zěn xiǎn píngdì

without high mountains, how would flat land show
蛇無頭不行

shé wú tóu bùxíng

a snake without a head can't go
蛇走無聲，奸計無影

shé zǒu wúshēng, jiānjì wú yǐng

a snake moves without sound, a wicked plot leaves no trace
賊無贓，硬似鋼

zéi wú zāng, yìng sì gāng

a thief without stolen goods is hard as steel
鳥無頭不飛

niǎo wú tóu bù fēi

birds do not fly without a head