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无须 (wú xū) — need not; there is no need to; not necessarily

Definition

无须 (wú xū) is a formal adverb meaning 'no need to' — equivalent to 不用/不必 but reserved for written or official contexts. Unlike 未必 ('not necessarily', expressing doubt), it states that an action is unnecessary.

adverb
need notthere is no need tonot necessarily

Examples

  • 无须，。
    wú xū Dēng jì, kě yǐ zhí jiē rù chǎng.
    No need to register — you can enter directly.
  • 无须，。
    Zhè jiàn shì wú xū zài jiě shì, dà jiā dōu míng bai.
    There is no need to explain this again — everyone understands.
  • 无须。
    Nǐ wú xū wèi cǐ gǎn dào bào qiàn.
    You need not feel sorry about this.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

无wúhave no
须xūneed

无 means have no and 须 means need, so it conveys no need.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 須; 须 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 须 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (必须) it is 須; in others it is 鬚.

  • 彡彡shānhair
  • 頁頁yèhead

The traditional form 須 shows 頁 (head) with 彡 (hair) beside it, drawing a head with hair on the side, a picture of a beard or whiskers.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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