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无疑 (wú yí) — undoubtedly, without doubt

Definition

An adverbial phrase meaning 'undoubtedly, without doubt' — stronger and more formal than 当然 ('of course') and 肯定 ('definitely'), used to assert something as a settled fact.

verb
undoubtedlywithout doubt

Examples

  • 无疑，。
    wú yí, Tā shì gè yōu xiù de xué shēng.
    Undoubtedly, he is an excellent student.
  • 无疑。
    Zhè wú yí shì yí cì bǎo guì de jīng yàn.
    This is undoubtedly a valuable experience.
  • 无疑。
    Tā de néng lì wú yí qiáng yú qí tā rén.
    His ability is undoubtedly stronger than that of others.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

无wúwithout
疑yídoubt

“无” means without, and “疑” means doubt, giving the sense of being free from doubt.

Characters in this word

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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 大大dàstanding human figure
  • 夂夂zhǐtilted head with open mouth
  • 丨丨gǔncane

疑 depicts a standing figure 大 with a tilted, open-mouthed head 夂 and a cane 丨, a confused person looking around for direction.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Attitudes & Opinions

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