Definition
一无 is an adverb meaning 'not in the least' or 'completely without'. It is used before nouns or noun phrases to negate the existence of something entirely, often in fixed expressions like 一无所知 ('know nothing at all') or 一无所有 ('have nothing at all'). It carries a strong, emphatic tone of total absence.
adv.
not in the leastcompletely without (used before nouns to emphasize total absence)
Examples
- 。Tā duì zhè jiàn shì yī mó suǒ zhī.He knows nothing at all about this matter.
- ，。Tā gāng lái zhèlǐ, yī mó suǒ yǒu.He just came here and has nothing at all.
- 一无，。Tā yī mó suǒ qiú, zhǐ xīwàng jiārén píng'ān.She wants nothing at all, only hoping for her family's safety.
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