wú​shù

to lack skill

  • created sense approved 无术/無術 · wú​shù · to lack skill — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无术 / 無術

    wú​shù

    to lack skill

    (bound form) to lack skill, knowledge, or learning; often used in the phrase [[不学无术|不學無術|bu4 xue2 wu2 shu4]]

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 术 (literal) → 术/術 · shù · skill

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 无术/無術 · wú​shù · to have no way — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    无术 / 無術

    wú​shù

    to have no way

    (bound form) to have no method, means, or way to handle a situation; often used to describe being unable to save a desperate situation

    无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 术 (literal) → 术/術 · shù · skill

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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