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+ is only found in HSK 5.
+ forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
+ forms words in:
HSK 1, HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
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Sample Sentences
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Stroke Order & Character Components
无 (wú): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
无 (wú): not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
能 (néng): can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy
- 厶 (sī): secret
- 月 (yuè): flesh
- 匕 (bǐ): spoon / man overthrown
- 匕 (bǐ): spoon / man overthrown
为 (wèi): because of; for; to
- 丶 (zhǔ): stroke
- 力 (lì): force
- 丶 (zhǔ): stroke
力 (lì): power; force; strength; ability; strenuously
- 力 (lì): force
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 无
HSK 4 Word List
- 无 (wú): un-; to lack; -less; not to have; no; none; not; to lack
- 无聊 (wú liáo): nonsense; bored
- 无论 (wú lùn): no matter what or how; regardless of whether…
HSK 5 Word List
- 无奈 (wú nài): unfortunately; cannot help but; helpless; without choice; for lack of better option; grudgingly; willy-nilly; nolens volens; abbreviation for 無可奈无可奈何(wú kě nài hé)
- 无数 (wú shù): countless; numberless; innumerable
- 无所谓 (wú suǒ wèi): not to matter; to be indifferent; cannot be said to be
HSK 6 Word List
- 毫无 (háo wú): not in the least; none whatsoever; completely without
- 肆无忌惮 (sì wú jì dàn): absolutely unrestrained; unbridled; without the slightest scruple
- 无比 (wú bǐ): matchless
- 无偿 (wú cháng): free; no charge; at no cost
- 无耻 (wú chǐ): without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless
- 无动于衷 (wú dòng yú zhōng): aloof; indifferent; unconcerned
- 无非 (wú fēi): only; nothing else
- 无辜 (wú gū): innocent; innocence; not guilty (law)
- 无精打采 (wú jīng dǎ cǎi): dispirited and downcast (idiom); listless; in low spirits; washed out
- 无赖 (wú lài): hoodlum; rascal; rogue; rascally; scoundrelly
- 无理取闹 (wú lǐ qǔ nào): to make trouble without reason (idiom); deliberately awkward; pointless provocation; willful trouble maker
- 无能为力 (wú néng wéi lì): impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
- 无穷无尽 (wú qióng wú jìn): vast and limitless (idiom); endless span of time; no vestige of a beginning, no prospect of an end
- 无微不至 (wú wēi bù zhì): in every possible way (idiom); meticulous
- 无忧无虑 (wú yōu wú lǜ): carefree and without worries (idiom)
- 无知 (wú zhī): ignorance
- 鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng): lit. crow and peacock make no sound; absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard; absolute silence
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 能
HSK 1 Word List
- 能(néng): to be able to; to be capable of; ability; capability; able; capable; can possibly; (usually used in the negative) to have the possibility of
HSK 2 Word List
- 可能(kě néng): might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 4 Word List
- 能力(néng lì): capability; capable; able; ability; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 功能(gōng néng): function; capability
- 能干(néng gàn): capable; competent
- 能源(néng yuán): energy; power source; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 6 Word List
- 本能(běn néng): instinct
- 力所能及(lì suǒ néng jí): as far as one’s capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one’s ability; within one’s powers
- 难能可贵(nán néng kě guì): rare and commendable; estimable
- 能量(néng liàng): energy; capabilities
- 无能为力(wú néng wéi lì): impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
- 性能(xìng néng): function; performance
- 职能(zhí néng): function; role
- 智能(zhì néng): intelligent; able; smart (phone, system, bomb, etc.)
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 为
HSK 2 Word List
- 为什么(wèi shén me): for what reason?; why?
- 因为…所以…(yīn wèi …suǒyǐ…): because… thus…; on account of…then…
HSK 3 Word List
- 认为(rèn wéi): to believe; to think; to consider; to feel
- 为(wèi): because of; for; to
- 为了(wèi le): in order to; for the purpose of; so as to
HSK 4 Word List
- 成为(chéng wéi): to become; to turn into
- 以为(yǐwéi): to believe; to think; to consider; to be under the impression
HSK 5 Word List
- 行为(xíng wéi): behavior; conduct; activity; action
- 作为(zuò wéi): one’s conduct; deed; activity; accomplishment; achievement; to act as; as (in the capacity of); qua; to view as; to look upon (something as); to take something to be
HSK 6 Word List
- 见义勇为(jiàn yì yǒng wéi): to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth; acting heroically in a just cause
- 迄今为止(qì jīn wéi zhǐ): so far; up to now; still (not)
- 人为(rén wéi): artificial; man-made; having human cause or origin; human attempt or effort
- 为难(wéi nán): feel embarrassed or awkward; to make things difficult (for someone); to find things difficult (to do or manage)
- 为期(wéi qī): (to be done) by (a certain date); lasting (a certain time)
- 无能为力(wú néng wéi lì): impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 力
HSK 3 Word List
- 努力(nǔlì): great effort; to strive; to try hard
HSK 4 Word List
- 力气(lì qi): strength; CL: 把(bǎ)
- 能力(néng lì): capability; capable; able; ability; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 巧克力(qiǎo kè lì): chocolate (loanword); CL: 块(kuài)
- 压力(yā lì): pressure
HSK 5 Word List
- 尽力(jìn lì): to strive one’s hardest; to spare no effort
- 精力(jīng lì): energy
- 力量(lì liang): power; force; strength
- 魅力(mèi lì): charm; fascination; glamor; charisma
- 权力(quán lì): authority; power
HSK 6 Word List
- 暴力(bào lì): violence; (use) force; violent
- 吃力(chī lì): entail strenuous effort; be a strain
- 得力(dé lì): able; capable; competent; efficient
- 动力(dòng lì): power; motion; propulsion; force
- 活力(huó lì): energy; vitality; vigor; vital force
- 竭尽全力(jié jìn quán lì): to spare no effort (idiom); to do one’s utmost
- 力求(lì qiú): to make every effort to; striving to do one’s best
- 力所能及(lì suǒnéng jí): as far as one’s capabilities extend (idiom); to the best of one’s ability; within one’s powers
- 力争(lì zhēng): to work hard for; to do all one can; to contend strongly
- 魄力(pò lì): courage; daring; boldness; resolution; drive
- 齐心协力(qí xīn xié lì): to work with a common purpose (idiom); to make concerted efforts; to pull together; to work as one
- 潜力(qián lì): potential; capacity
- 全力以赴(quán lì yǐfù): do at all costs; make an all-out effort
- 实力(shí lì): strength
- 势力(shì li): power; (ability to) influence
- 视力(shì lì): vision; eyesight
- 威力(wēi lì): might; formidable power
- 无能为力(wú néng wéi lì): impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless
- 毅力(yì lì): perseverance; willpower
- 智力(zhì lì): intelligence; intellect
- 致力(zhì lì): to work for; to devote one’s efforts to
- 自力更生(zì lì gēng shēng): regeneration through one’s own effort (idiom); self-reliance
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
