HSK 6 grammar · pattern
无A无B
无A无B — without A, without B (literary)
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
无A无B is a literary four-character frame meaning "without A and without B" or "no A, no B", where A and B are related single syllables — 无忧无虑 (carefree), 无边无际 (boundless). It is formal in tone.
Examples
孩子们过着无忧无虑的生活。
Háizimen guò zhe wú yōu wú lǜ de shēnghuó.
The children lead a carefree life.
大海无边无际。
Dàhǎi wú biān wú jì.
The sea is boundless.
他做事无法无天。
Tā zuòshì wú fǎ wú tiān.
He acts with no regard for law or limits.
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See it in a story
In the app, 无A无B is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.