一无 (yī mó) — not in the least, completely without (used before nouns to emphasize total absence)

Definition

一无 (yī mó) means 'completely without' — it always precedes a noun (e.g. 一无所知, 一无所有) and emphasizes total absence. It pairs naturally with 所 + verb nouns.

adverb
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 zhè lǐ, yī mó suǒ yǒu.
    He just came here and has nothing at all.
  • 一无，。
    Tā yī mó suǒ qiú, zhī xī wàng jiā rén píng ān.
    She wants nothing at all, only hoping for her family's safety.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 無; 无 is its simplified writing.

For the simplified 无, the story is about 無. 無 drew a person dancing with ox tails held in both hands to pray for rain, then was borrowed for 'have no', so the picture does not explain that meaning.

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