Definition
无人 is an attributive modifier meaning 'without people' or 'unmanned'. It is used before nouns to describe situations or equipment where no human is present, such as 无人机 (unmanned aerial vehicle/drone), 无人超市 (unattended/self-service supermarket), or 无人区 (depopulated area). In linguistics, it also refers to impersonal constructions (无人称).
attr.
unmanneddriverless (used for vehicles, systems)unattendedself-service (used for stores, services)depopulateduninhabited (used for areas)
Examples
- 。Zhè jià wú rén jī kěyǐ fēi dào hěn gāo de dìfang.This drone can fly to very high places.
- 无人。Zhè jiā wú rén shāngdiàn èrshísì xiǎoshí yíngyè.This self-service store is open 24 hours.
- 无人，。Zhège dìqū wú rén jūzhù, suǒyǐ hěn ānjìng.This area is uninhabited, so it's very quiet.
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