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无谓

wú wèi

2-character word Traditional 無謂

What 无谓 means

1. pointless
2. meaningless
3. unnecessarily

The characters in 无谓

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 谓wèito speak; to say; to name

Example sentences

• 第三性别的出现增加了法律和行政上的麻烦，徒增无谓的负担。
  The emergence of a third gender has added legal and administrative complications, creating unnecessary burdens.

Sounds the same

Read wú wèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 无味flavorless; unpalatable; odorless; dull; uninteresting

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