Utterly without (毫无)

Structure 毫无 + abstract noun

毫无 (háo wú) means "to have not the slightest", "to be utterly without". Unlike a plain degree adverb, it GOVERNS a nominal object: 毫 ("a hair's breadth, the least bit") + 无 ("there is not") + an abstract noun, almost always disyllabic (道理, 察觉, 意义, 兴趣, 准备). It is the categorical, written equivalent of 没有一点 / 一点也没有, at home in journalism and educated prose. It does not take concrete countable nouns: you say 毫无道理, not 毫无书.

Examples

他tā对duì此cǐ事shì毫háo无wú察chá觉jué。
He was utterly unaware of the matter.
这zhè种zhǒng指zhǐ责zé毫háo无wú道dào理lǐ。
This kind of accusation has no basis whatsoever.
会huì议yì开kāi了le一yī整zhěng天tiān，却què毫háo无wú结jié果guǒ。
The meeting went on all day yet produced no result at all.
对duì未wèi来lái，他tā毫háo无wú准zhǔn备bèi。
He was wholly unprepared for the future.

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