"Not having anything at all (idiom)" in Chinese — 一无所有 (yī wú suǒ yǒu)

一

无

所

有

yī wú suǒ yǒu

not having anything at all (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 一無所有1 example sentence

Definitions

1not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
2without two sticks to rub together

Stroke order

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一

无

所

有

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄙㄨㄛˇ

suǒ

ㄙ/ sㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˇ/ third tone

ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

一无所有

Simplified

一無所有

Traditional

Example sentences

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他失去了工作，现在一无所有。
tā shī qù le gōng zuò， xiàn zài yì wú suǒ yǒu。
He lost his job and now has nothing at all.

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Related words

一

yī

one

有

yǒu

to have

无

wú

not to have

所

suǒ

actually

第一

dì yī

first

所以

suǒ yǐ

therefore

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

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Not having anything at all (idiom) in Chinese: 一无所有 (yī wú suǒ yǒu)