汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 无为
wú wéi
无为 (無為)
the Daoist doctrine of inaction / let things take their own course / laissez-faire / Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
谓顺应自然，不求有所作为。
无 (無) wú 为 (爲) wèi/wéi
COMMON WORDS WITH 无为
无能为力 ( 無能為力 ) hsk 6
wú néng wéi lì
impotent (idiom) / powerless / helpless
( 無能為力 ) hsk 6
无所作为 ( 無所作為 )
wú suǒ zuò wéi
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive / feckless
( 無所作為 )
无所不为 ( 無所不為 )
wú suǒ bù wéi
not stopping at anything / all manner of evil
( 無所不為 )
无为而治 ( 無爲而治 )
wú wéi ér zhì
govern by doing nothing that goes against nature
( 無爲而治 )
清静无为 ( 清靜無爲 )
qīng jìng wú wéi
quiet and inaction
( 清靜無爲 )
碌碌无为 ( 碌碌無爲 )
lù lù wú wéi
unaccomplished / mediocre / feckless
( 碌碌無爲 )
无为县 ( 無為縣 )
Wú wéi xiàn
Wuwei county in Chaohu 巢湖[Chao2 hu2], Anhui
( 無為縣 )
清净无为 ( 清淨無爲 )
qīng jìng wú wéi
discard all desires and worries from one's mind
( 清淨無爲 )
无以为继 ( 無以爲繼 )
wú yǐ wèi jì
Unsustainable
( 無以爲繼 )
无以为报 ( 無以為報 )
wú yǐ wéi bào
unable to return the favor
( 無以為報 )
无以为生 ( 無以為生 )
wú yǐ wéi shēng
no way to get by
( 無以為生 )
不孝有三，无后为大 ( 不孝有三，無後為大 )
bù xiào yǒu sān , wú hòu wéi dà
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3])
( 不孝有三，無後為大 )
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