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毫无 háowú

毫无 háowú Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 毫无 háowú .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
háowú | hao2 wu2
English translation
not in the least
to completely lack

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About 毫无 háowú

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Traditional form

毫無

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 毫无 háowú

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háo

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Máo represents the meaning and Gāo represents the sound.

Semantic compound

Máo

Positional decomposition

⿱⿳亠口冖毛

Number of Strokes

11

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a person () dancing with ornamental leather hides () hanging from his arms, conveying the meaning "dance". Later, two feet ( chuǎn ) were added to the bottom of the character to form (dance), and was borrowed for its sound to re

Positional decomposition

一尢

Number of Strokes

4

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Example sentences using 毫无 háowú

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zhào 你们 nǐ men 这样 zhè yàng 下去 xià qù , 毫无疑问 háo wú yí wèn shì huì 散伙 sàn huǒ de .

In the way you go on, you are inevitably coming apart.

这次惨败 cǎn bài 更加 gèng jiā 坚定 jiāndìng le 肯尼迪 Kěn ní dí 认为 rènwéi 富米毫无 háowú 能力 nénglì de 看法 kànfǎ .

This fiasco confirmed Kennedy's impression of Phoumi's singular incompetence.

chú 放弃 fàngqì 之外 zhī wài 毫无 háowú .

There is no help for it but give it up.

dòu zhè běn 小说 xiǎoshuō de 时候 shíhou tiào Guò le zhè 几段毫无 háowú 趣味 qùwèi de 描写 miáoxiě .

When I read the novel I skipped these dry passages of description.

zuì hǎo 自己 zìjǐ 毫无 háowú 畏惧 wèijù ér 信心 xìnxīn 十足 shízú , 老家伙 lǎo jiā huo , " shuì .

" You better be fearless and confident yourself, old man, " he said.

毫无 háowú Decomposition

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毫无 háowú Compounds

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