wú
毋
do not; surname
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Meanings
2 senses · 10 examplesadverb
do not; must not
literaryUsed in formal or literary contexts to mean 'do not' or 'must not'. It is often equivalent to the word '毋' and appears in idioms.
Huì会
yì议
shàng上
qǐng请
dà大
jiā家
wú无
xuān喧
huá哗
。
Please do not make noise during the meeting.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
nǐ你
wú无
yōng庸
zhì置
yí疑
。
You need not have any doubts about this matter.
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Xuǎn选
bá拔
rén人
cái才
shí时
，
wǒ我
men们
yào要
nìng宁
quē缺
wú无
làn滥
。
When selecting talent, we would rather go without than have something shoddy.
Cǐ此
nǎi乃
jī机
mì密
，
qǐng请
wú无
wài外
chuán传
。
This is confidential, please do not pass it on to others.
Wú无
lùn论
wú无
hé何
，
wǒ我
dōu都
yào要
jiān坚
chí持
dào到
dǐ底
。
No matter what happens, I must persist to the end.
noun
Wu (a Chinese surname)
A Chinese surname. It is relatively rare compared to other surnames.
Wǒ我
xìng姓
wú无
，
jiào叫
wú无
míng名
。
My surname is Wu, and my name is Ming.
Wú无
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
de的
chuàng创
shǐ始
rén人
。
Mr. Wu is the founder of this company.
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Nà那
gè个
cūn村
zhuāng庄
lǐ里
dà大
bù部
fen分
rén人
dōu都
xìng姓
wú无
。
Most people in that village have the surname Wu.
Qǐng请
wèn问
，
nín您
guì贵
xìng姓
？
Miǎn免
guì贵
xìng姓
wú无
。
May I ask your surname? My surname is Wu.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
yě也
chū出
guò过
jǐ几
wèi位
xìng姓
wú无
de的
míng名
rén人
。
There have been a few famous people with the surname Wu in history.