无庸 (wú yōng) — need not; there is no need to (literary variant of 毋庸)

Definition

Literary 'need not' — a formal, written-style adverb, stronger and more bookish than 不必 or 不用. Used in set phrases like 无庸赘述.

adverb
need notthere is no need to (literary variant of 毋庸)

Examples

  • 无庸
    Zhè jiàn shì wú yōng zhuì shù.
    There's no need to elaborate on this matter.
  • 无庸
    Nǐ wú yōng dān xīn, yí qiè dōu huì shùn lì.
    You need not worry; everything will go smoothly.
  • 无庸
    Tā de néng lì wú yōng zhì yí.
    His ability is beyond doubt (there's no need to question it).

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