无须

• Pinyin: wú xū
• Hanzi breakdown: 无 = negation (no); 须 = 彡 + 页 (flowing strands + head — necessity, must, ought to)

Meaning

There is no need to; it is unnecessary to. Used to indicate that a particular action or concern is not required.

Common in both formal writing and spoken Chinese. Used when offering reassurance, giving instructions, or indicating that an action would be redundant. Equivalent to 不必 but slightly more formal. Often appears in official notices and legal texts.

Examples

1. 申请材料已通过系统审核，您无须再次提交任何纸质文件。 Your application materials have already passed the system review; there’s no need to submit any paper documents again.
2. 既然双方已达成共识，我们无须在细枝末节上继续争论下去。 Since both sides have reached a consensus, there’s no need to keep arguing over trivial details.
3. 面对轻微的感冒症状，通常无须特别就医，注意休息即可自行恢复。 With mild cold symptoms, there’s usually no need to see a doctor—just rest and you’ll recover on your own.

Usage Guide

Context: administration, law, healthcare, instruction, business

Tone: neutral

Do Say

• 根据最新修订的报销规定，凡单笔金额不超过两百元的日常办公耗材，员工无须事先申请审批，直接凭发票报销即可，以此减少不必要的行政流程。(According to the latest revised reimbursement regulations, for routine office consumables not exceeding two hundred yuan per transaction, employees need not apply for prior approval but may claim reimbursement directly upon presentation of an invoice, thereby reducing unnecessary administrative procedures.)
• 法律顾问告知委托方，由于对方已在庭外主动撤诉，委托方无须出庭应诉，整个法律程序至此已告终结，后续无需再为此事承担任何法律责任。(Legal counsel informed the client that since the opposing party had voluntarily withdrawn the lawsuit out of court, the client need not appear in court to respond — the entire legal process was hereby concluded, and no further legal liability needed to be borne in this matter.)

Don't Say

• 无须 to mean 'should not' or 'must not' — it only means 'it is not necessary to'; for prohibition use 不得 or 不可; 无须 removes the obligation but does not forbid the action

Origin & History

无 (no, without) + 须 (need, must) — there is no need

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal