无有

wú yǒu

to not have

他无有时间去看电影。

He doesn't have time to go to the movies.

formal

To not possess or have something; to lack

我们无有足够的资源完成这个项目。

We don't have enough resources to complete this project.

This phrase is more common in written Chinese, especially in classical or formal contexts. In spoken Chinese, '没有' (méiyǒu) is more frequently used.

Collocations

have no other way

Use '无有' in formal writing or classical contexts, while '没有' is more common in everyday speech.

Combination of '无' (not) and '有' (to have), forming a negative existential phrase.

'无有' is more formal and literary compared to the more common '没有'. It is often used in written language, classical texts, or formal speech.

无

not

root

有

to have

root

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