无常 無常
无常 無常 wú cháng ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ mou4 soeng4
- variable
- changeable
- fickle
- impermanence (Sanskrit: anitya)
- ghost taking away the soul after death
- to pass away
- to die
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More words with these characters
无 無
- 毫无 毫無 háo wú ㄏㄠˊ ㄨˊ hou4 mou4 not in the least
- 无不 無不 wú bù ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˋ mou4 bat1 none lacking
- 无偿 無償 wú cháng ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ mou4 soeng4 free; no charge; at no cost
- 无力 無力 wú lì ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ mou4 lik6 powerless
- 无奈 無奈 wú nài ㄨˊ ㄋㄞˋ mou4 noi6 to have no alternative
Show 15 more words with 无 無
- 无形 無形 wú xíng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ mou4 jing4 incorporeal
- 无情 無情 wú qíng ㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ mou4 cing4 pitiless
- 无意 無意 wú yì ㄨˊ ㄧˋ mou4 ji3 inadvertent
- 无故 無故 wú gù ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ mou4 gu3 without cause or reason
- 无效 無效 wú xiào ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ mou4 haau6 not valid
- 无敌 無敵 wú dí ㄨˊ ㄉㄧˊ mou4 dik6 unequalled
- 无数 無數 wú shù ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˋ mou4 sou3 countless
- 无比 無比 wú bǐ ㄨˊ ㄅㄧˇ mou4 bei2 incomparable; matchless
- 无法 無法 wú fǎ ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ mou4 faat3 unable to; incapable of
- 无理 無理 wú lǐ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ mou4 lei5 irrational
- 无疑 無疑 wú yí ㄨˊ ㄧˊ mou4 ji4 undoubtedly; without doubt; for sure
- 无知 無知 wú zhī ㄨˊ ㄓ mou4 zi1 ignorant
- 无私 無私 wú sī ㄨˊ ㄙ mou4 si1 selfless
- 无穷 無窮 wú qióng ㄨˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ mou4 kung4 endless
- 无线 無線 wú xiàn ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ mou4 sin3 wireless
常
- 反常 fǎn cháng ㄈㄢˇ ㄔㄤˊ faan2 soeng4 unusual
- 寻常 尋常 xún cháng ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ cam4 soeng4 usual; common; ordinary
- 常人 cháng rén ㄔㄤˊ ㄖㄣˊ soeng4 jan4 ordinary person
- 常常 cháng cháng ㄔㄤˊ ㄔㄤˊ soeng4 soeng4 frequently; often
- 常年 cháng nián ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ soeng4 nin4 all year round
Show 15 more words with 常
- 常态 常態 cháng tài ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄞˋ soeng4 taai3 normal state
- 常温 常溫 cháng wēn ㄔㄤˊ ㄨㄣ soeng4 wan1 room temperature
- 常理 cháng lǐ ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄧˇ soeng4 lei5 common sense
- 常用 cháng yòng ㄔㄤˊ ㄩㄥˋ soeng4 jung6 in common usage
- 常见 常見 cháng jiàn ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ soeng4 gin3 commonly seen
- 常规 常規 cháng guī ㄔㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄟ soeng4 kwai1 code of conduct; conventions; common practice
- 常识 常識 cháng shí ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˊ soeng4 sik1 common sense; general knowledge
- 平常 píng cháng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ping4 soeng4 ordinary
- 往常 wǎng cháng ㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄤˊ wong5 soeng4 usual
- 日常 rì cháng ㄖˋ ㄔㄤˊ jat6 soeng4 day-to-day; daily; everyday
- 时常 時常 shí cháng ㄕˊ ㄔㄤˊ si4 soeng4 often; frequently
- 正常 zhèng cháng ㄓㄥˋ ㄔㄤˊ zing3 soeng4 normal; regular
- 照常 zhào cháng ㄓㄠˋ ㄔㄤˊ ziu3 soeng4 as usual
- 异常 異常 yì cháng ㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ ji6 soeng4 unusual; abnormal
- 经常 經常 jīng cháng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ging1 soeng4 frequently; constantly; regularly; often
Idioms with these characters
- 安然无恙 安然無恙 ān rán wú yàng ㄢ ㄖㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄧㄤˋ on1 jin4 mou4 joeng6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 暗无天日 暗無天日 àn wú tiān rì ㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄖˋ am3 mou4 tin1 jat6 all black, no daylight (idiom); a world without justice
- 傲慢无礼 傲慢無禮 ào màn wú lǐ ㄠˋ ㄇㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧˇ ngou6 maan6 mou4 lai5 (idiom) arrogant; disrespectful
Show 7 more idioms with 无 無
- 百事无成 百事無成 bǎi shì wú chéng ㄅㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ baak3 si6 mou4 sing4 to have accomplished nothing (idiom)
- 百无禁忌 百無禁忌 bǎi wú jìn jì ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧˋ baak3 mou4 gam3 gei6 all taboos are off (idiom); anything goes
- 百无聊赖 百無聊賴 bǎi wú liáo lài ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄌㄞˋ baak3 mou4 liu4 laai6 (idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom
- 暴虐无道 暴虐無道 bào nüè wú dào ㄅㄠˋ ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄨˊ ㄉㄠˋ bou6 joek6 mou4 dou6 (idiom) tyrannical; oppressive; lawless
- 卑鄙无耻 卑鄙無恥 bēi bǐ wú chǐ ㄅㄟ ㄅㄧˇ ㄨˊ ㄔˇ bei1 pei2 mou4 ci2 (idiom) shameless; despicable; devoid of integrity
- 变化无常 變化無常 biàn huà wú cháng ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4 (idiom) changeable; fickle
- 别无二致 別無二致 bié wú èr zhì ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄨˊ ㄦˋ ㄓˋ bit6 mou4 ji6 zi3 (idiom) without the slightest difference
- 兵家常事 bīng jiā cháng shì ㄅㄧㄥ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ ㄕˋ bing1 gaa1 soeng4 si6 commonplace in military operations (idiom)
- 蹈常袭故 蹈常襲故 dǎo cháng xí gù ㄉㄠˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˋ dou6 soeng4 zaap6 gu3 follow the same old path (idiom); stuck in a rut
- 非同寻常 非同尋常 fēi tóng xún cháng ㄈㄟ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄔㄤˊ fei1 tung4 cam4 soeng4 (idiom) extraordinary
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- 祸福无常 禍福無常 huò fú wú cháng ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ wo6 fuk1 mou4 soeng4 disaster and happiness do not follow rules (idiom); future blessings and misfortunes are unpredictable
- 进退有常 進退有常 jìn tuì yǒu cháng ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄤˊ zeon3 teoi3 jau5 soeng4 to advance or retreat, each has its rules (idiom from Zhuangzi); many translations are possible
- 老生常谈 老生常談 lǎo shēng cháng tán ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄥ ㄔㄤˊ ㄊㄢˊ lou5 saang1 soeng4 taam4 an old observation (idiom)
- 人之常情 rén zhī cháng qíng ㄖㄣˊ ㄓ ㄔㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ jan4 zi1 soeng4 cing4 human nature (idiom)
- 三纲五常 三綱五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng ㄙㄢ ㄍㄤ ㄨˇ ㄔㄤˊ saam1 gong1 ng5 soeng4 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
- 闲话家常 閑話家常 xián huà jiā cháng ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄔㄤˊ haan4 waa6 gaa1 soeng4 to chat about domestic trivia (idiom)
Example sentences
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本 周天 週天 气 氣 变化无常 變化無常 。
This week the weather was very unpredictable.
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像 四月 一样 一樣 反复无常 反覆無常 。
Capricious as April.
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他 喜怒无常 喜怒無常 ， 极 極 难 難 相处 相處 。
He is moody and difficult to get along with.
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世事 变幻 變幻 无常 無常 ， 人 不能 因循守旧 因循守舊 、 一成不变 一成不變 。
Things change from time to time, and one should change with them.
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