无不

• Pinyin: wú bù
• Desglose de hanzi: 无 = 一 + 𠂉 (an absence, nothing); 不 = 一 + 木 variant (a negating particle)

Significado

sin excepción; invariablemente

Classical grammar pattern used in formal and literary Chinese. 无不感动 = without exception, everyone was moved. 无不赞叹 = all without exception marvelled. Creates strong rhetorical emphasis by universalising the predicate. More formal and emphatic than 都 (all) or 全都 (all of them).

Ejemplos

1. 演讲结束后，现场观众无不为她的真情流露所感动，掌声经久不息。
2. 面对如此壮丽的自然景观，到访者无不惊叹大自然鬼斧神工的创造力。
3. 听到这个令人痛心的消息，在场的每一个人无不沉默，无法用言语表达心中的悲痛。

Guía de uso

Contexto: literature, rhetoric, formal writing

Tono: emphatic

Correcto

• 这位老教授从事教育事业五十余年，桃李满天下，凡曾受过他教导的学生，无不对他充满感激与敬意。(This senior professor has dedicated over fifty years to education — his students are found everywhere; without exception, all who were taught by him are filled with gratitude and respect.)
• 演出当晚，全场观众无不被演员们精湛的表演所折服，纷纷起立鼓掌，久久不愿离去。(On the night of the performance, every audience member without exception was won over by the actors' superb performance — they stood and applauded, reluctant to leave for a long time.)

Incorrecto

• 无不 must be followed by a verb or verb phrase — do not say 无不很好 (incorrect); the pattern is 无不 + verb or adjective with verbal force, such as 无不赞叹 or 无不感动, not stative adjectives alone

Origen e historia

无 (without, none) + 不 (not) — a classical double negative: 'none do not' = everyone does

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal