无比

• Pinyin: wú bǐ
• Hanzi breakdown: 无 = 一 + 𠂉 simplified (nothing, an absence); 比 = two people side by side (to compare)

Meaning

Incomparable; matchless; unparalleled. Used as an intensifier meaning 'incomparably' or 'supremely' before adjectives, or attributively to mean 'without equal.'

Formal intensifier stronger than 非常 (very) and 极其 (extremely), carrying a superlative sense of uniqueness. Used before adjectives (无比激动 = incomparably moved) or after them (力量无比 = strength without equal). Common in formal speeches, literary prose, and official commendations.

Examples

1. 站在喜马拉雅山顶，望着云海翻涌的壮观景色，他感到无比震撼，久久无法言语。 Standing atop the Himalayas and watching the sea of clouds surge and roll, he felt overwhelmingly awestruck and was speechless for a long time.
2. 这支球队在夺冠后无比兴奋，队员们抱在一起喜极而泣，庆祝来之不易的胜利。 After winning the championship, the team was incredibly excited; the players hugged each other and cried tears of joy, celebrating a hard-won victory.
3. 科学家们在完成这项历史性发现时，内心充满了无比的自豪与喜悦。 When the scientists completed this historic discovery, they were filled with immense pride and joy.

Usage Guide

Context: emotion, literature, formal speech

Tone: emphatic

Do Say

• 他在颁奖典礼上无比激动，声音微微颤抖着发表了一篇令所有观众动容的获奖感言。(He was incomparably moved at the awards ceremony — his voice trembling slightly as he delivered an acceptance speech that moved the entire audience.)
• 这片土地对我们来说无比珍贵，它承载了几代人的记忆与奋斗，绝不能轻易放弃。(This land is incomparably precious to us — it carries the memories and struggles of several generations and must never be given up lightly.)

Don't Say

• 无比 cannot stand alone as a predicate — do not say 他无比 to mean 'he is incomparable'; it must modify an adjective or verb phrase, such as 他无比勇敢 (he is incomparably brave)

Origin & History

无 (without, none) + 比 (compare, equal) — nothing to compare with, matchless

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal