无人 (wú rén) — unmanned, driverless (used for vehicles, systems); unattended, self-service (used for stores, services); depopulated, uninhabited (used for areas)

Definition

Literally 'without people,' used as a set modifier before a noun: unmanned (无人驾驶 driverless), self-service (无人商店), or uninhabited (无人区). Pronounced wú rén, not wúrén.

adjective
unmanneddriverless (used for vehicles, systems)unattendedself-service (used for stores, services)depopulateduninhabited (used for areas)

Examples

  • Zhè jià wú rén jī kě yǐ fēi dào hěn gāo de dì fāng.
    This drone can fly to very high places.
  • 无人
    Zhè jiā wú rén shāng diàn èr shí sì xiǎo shí yíng yè.
    This self-service store is open 24 hours.
  • 无人
    Zhè ge dì qū wú rén jū zhù, suǒ yǐ hěn ān jìng.
    This area is uninhabited, so it's very quiet.

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