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一无所有

yī wú suǒ yǒu · yi wu suo you

Traditional 一無所有

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. without two sticks to rub together
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An empty new home

  1. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)新家(xīnjiā)怎么(zěnme)空空的(kōngkōngde)啊(a)？

    Why is your new home so empty?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)搬来(bānlái)，现在(xiànzài)一无所有(yīwúsuǒyǒu)。

    I just moved in. Right now I have nothing at all.

  3. Liangliang

    一无所有(yīwúsuǒyǒu)？那(nà)你(nǐ)睡(shuì)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Nothing at all? Then where do you sleep?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)一张(yīzhāng)床(chuáng)，还有(háiyǒu)一台(yītái)电视(diànshì)。

    I have a bed and a TV.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)一无所有(yīwúsuǒyǒu)啊(a)，你(nǐ)有(yǒu)床(chuáng)和(hé)电视(diànshì)！

    Then you do not have nothing. You have a bed and a TV!

  6. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)缺(quē)沙发(shāfā)。

    Right, so I only lack a sofa.

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2 examples
01

但(dàn)你(nǐ)知(zhī)道(dào)，我(wǒ)除(chú)了(le)这(zhè)些(xiē)以(yǐ)外(wài)一(yì)无(wú)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)！

But you know, I have nothing aside from this.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by cypherpartiv · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)场(chǎng)大(dà)火(huǒ)之(zhī)后(hòu)，他(tā)们(men)变(biàn)得(de)一(yì)无(wú)所(suǒ)有(yǒu)。

After that big fire, they were left with nothing at all.

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