Chinese words starting with “wu”
97 words in our HSK vocabulary start with the syllable wu. They are sorted by how common they are, so the ones you are most likely to meet come first. The 10 most useful of them have their own page — they are listed first below.
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- 1st tone 11
- 2nd tone 54
- 3rd tone 12
- 4th tone 20
Word counts by tone are counted on the first syllable of each word.
Common words with this syllable
- 无法wú fǎHSK 4
unable; incapable
- 无论wú lùnHSK 4
no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
- 武器wǔ qìHSK 3
weapon; arms
- 无聊wú liáoHSK 4
bored; boring; senseless
- 舞台wǔ táiHSK 3
(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
- 屋子wū ziHSK 3
house; room
- 午餐wǔ cānHSK 2
lunch; luncheon
- 午饭wǔ fànHSK 1
lunch
- 武术wǔ shùHSK 3
military skill or technique (in former times); all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development); self-defense; tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage); also called kungfu 功夫
- 午睡wǔ shuìHSK 2
to take a nap; siesta
All 97 words
| # | Word | Pinyin | POS | Meaning | Study list |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 无 | wú | v | not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less | |
| 2 | 五 | wǔ | m,t | five; 5 | |
| 3 | 舞 | wǔ | v,n | to dance; to wield; to brandish | |
| 4 | 屋 | wū | n | (bound form) house; (bound form) room | |
| 5 | 物质 | wù zhì | n | matter; substance; material; materialistic | |
| 6 | 舞蹈 | wǔ dǎo | n | dance (performance art); dancing | |
| 7 | 物品 | wù pǐn | n | articles; goods | |
| 8 | 武装 | wǔ zhuāng | n,vn,v | arms; equipment; to arm; military; armed (forces) | |
| 9 | 无数 | wú shù | m | countless; numberless; innumerable | |
| 10 | 无关 | wú guān | v,b | unrelated; having nothing to do (with sth else) | |
| 11 | 污染 | wū rǎn | vn,v | to pollute; to contaminate (lit. and fig.) | |
| 12 | 无比 | wú bǐ | z | incomparable; matchless | |
| 13 | 无疑 | wú yí | d | undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure | |
| 14 | 无所谓 | wú suǒ wèi | v | to be indifferent; not to matter; cannot be said to be | |
| 15 | 雾 | wù | n | fog; mist | |
| 16 | 无限 | wú xiàn | v,b,d,vn | unlimited; unbounded | |
| 17 | 无效 | wú xiào | v,vn | not valid; ineffective; in vain | |
| 18 | 无论如何 | wú lùn rú hé | l | whatever the case; in any event; no matter what; by all possible means | |
| 19 | 物理 | wù lǐ | n | physics; physical | |
| 20 | 误 | wù | v,d,g | mistake; error; to miss; to harm; to delay; to neglect; mistakenly | |
| 21 | 误会 | wù huì | v,vn | to misunderstand; to mistake; misunderstanding | |
| 22 | 无辜 | wú gū | n,a | innocent; innocence; not guilty (law) | |
| 23 | 无线 | wú xiàn | b | wireless | |
| 24 | 无力 | wú lì | v | powerless; lacking strength | |
| 25 | 屋顶 | wū dǐng | n | roof | |
| 26 | 无敌 | wú dí | v,vn | unequalled; without rival; a paragon | |
| 27 | 无情 | wú qíng | a,ad | pitiless; ruthless; merciless; heartless | |
| 28 | 侮辱 | wǔ rǔ | v,vn | to insult; to humiliate; dishonor | |
| 29 | 误解 | wù jiě | v,n,vn | to misunderstand; misunderstanding | |
| 30 | 无意 | wú yì | v | inadvertent; accidental; to have no intention of (doing sth) | |
| 31 | 勿 | wù | d | do not | |
| 32 | 无知 | wú zhī | a,an | ignorant; ignorance | |
| 33 | 物体 | wù tǐ | n | object; body; substance | |
| 34 | 无耻 | wú chǐ | a,an | without any sense of shame; unembarrassed; shameless | |
| 35 | 无能为力 | wú néng wéi lì | v | impotent (idiom); powerless; helpless | |
| 36 | 无奈 | wú nài | d,an,a,n | to have no alternative; frustrated; exasperated; helpless; (conjunction) but unfortunately | |
| 37 | 污水 | wū shuǐ | n | sewage | |
| 38 | 物资 | wù zī | n | goods; supplies | |
| 39 | 无能 | wú néng | a | incompetence; inability; incapable; powerless | |
| 40 | 无线电 | wú xiàn diàn | n | wireless | |
| 41 | 误导 | wù dǎo | v,vn | to mislead; to misguide; misleading | |
| 42 | 无穷 | wú qióng | z | endless; boundless; inexhaustible | |
| 43 | 无私 | wú sī | b,v,d,an | selfless; unselfish; disinterested; altruistic | |
| 44 | 武力 | wǔ lì | n | military force | |
| 45 | 务必 | wù bì | d | must; to need to; to be sure to | |
| 46 | 无形 | wú xíng | b,a | incorporeal; virtual; formless; invisible (assets); intangible | |
| 47 | 捂 | wǔ | v | to enclose; to cover with the hand (one's eyes, nose or ears); to cover up (an affair); contrary; to contradict | |
| 48 | 无须 | wú xū | d | need not; not obliged to; not necessarily | |
| 49 | 无从 | wú cóng | d | not to have access; beyond one's authority or capability; sth one has no way of doing | |
| 50 | 无条件 | wú tiáo jiàn | d,b | unconditional |
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