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无中生有

wú zhōng shēng yǒu

4-character word Traditional 無中生有

What 无中生有 means

1. to create something from nothing (idiom)

The characters in 无中生有

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 中zhōngwithin; among; in; middle; center; while (doing sth); during
• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意