无辜

无辜 wúgū

Innocence (innocent)

无辜 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體 無辜 wugu

What 无辜 means

  1. Innocence (innocent)

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Character by character

无辜 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

无
wú
Not have (-less - not - never mind - un-)
辜
gū
Crime (sin - guilt)

How to write 无辜

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无辜 in a sentence

不能让无辜的人受牵连。
Bù néng ràng wúgū de rén shòu qiānlián.
Innocent people must not be dragged in.
他一脸无辜地看着我。
Tā yì liǎn wúgū de kànzhe wǒ.
He looked at me with an innocent face.

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Questions about 无辜

What does 无辜 mean in English?

无辜 is pronounced wúgū and means Innocence (innocent).

How do you pronounce 无辜?

无辜 is wúgū in pinyin — written wugu without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 无辜?

无辜 is written with 2 characters: 无 (wú) Not have (-less - not - never mind - un-), 辜 (gū) Crime (sin - guilt). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 无辜 written in traditional Chinese?

無辜. The simplified form 无辜 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 無辜 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced wúgū.

Is 无辜 an HSK word?

Yes — 无辜 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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