Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar

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27.5

27.5 literary markers of negation: 無 wú and 非 fBi


The literary markers of negation 無 wú and 非 fēi occur in modern Mandarin as components
of words. The following are commonly used words that include 無 wú and 非 fēi.

Expressions with 無 wú
无论/無論 wúlùn no matter what
无论如何/無論如何 wúlùn rú hé in any case, no matter what
无比/無比 wúbǐ incomparable
无故/無故 wúgù without reason; for no reason
无理/無理 wúlǐ unreasonable; for no reason
毫无/毫無 háowú not in the least, not at all

无论你去不去上课,我也不去。
無論你去不去上課,我也不去。
Wúlùn nǐ qù bù qù shàng kè, wǒ yě bù qù.
Whether or not you go to class, I am not going.
你无论如何得帮我这个忙。
你無論如何得幫我這個忙。
Nǐ wúlùn rúhé děi bāng wǒ zhège máng.
No matter what, you have to help me with this matter.

夏威夷的风景美丽无比。
夏威夷的風景美麗無比。
Xiàwēiyí de fēngjǐng měilì wúbǐ.
The scenery of Hawaii is so beautiful that no place can match it.
你为什么无缘无故打人?
你為甚麼無緣無故打人?
Nǐ wèi shénme wúyuán wúgù dǎ rén?
Why do you hit people for no reason at all?

你这真是无理取闹。
你這真是無理取鬧。
Nǐ zhè zhēn shì wúlǐ qǔnào.
You are really picking a fight for no reason.

毫无疑问,她是一个很好的学生。
毫無疑問,她是一個很好的學生。
Háowú yí wèn, tā shì yī gè hěn hǎo de xuésheng.
No doubt at all; she is a very good student.
Q: 你明天能来吗? A: 毫无问题。
你明天能來嗎? 毫無問題。
Nǐ míngtiān néng lái ma? Háowú wèntí.
Are you able to come tomorrow? No problem.

Expressions with 非 fēi

非 (verb phrase) 不可 fēi (verb phrase) bù kě must (verb phrase)
非得 fēiděi must
非凡 fēifán outstanding
非法 fēifǎ illegal
非常 fēicháng extraordinary, extremely

我非把中文学好不可。
我非把中文學好不可。
Wǒ fēi bǎ Zhōngwén xué hǎo bù kě.
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