无数 meaning in English

wúshù

countless; numberless

HSK 4adjectiveTraditional 無數17 strokes

Meaning of 无数

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wúshù

countless
numberless
innumerable

How to use 无数

无数 describes a huge, uncountable amount and often comes before a noun with or without 的 (de). It is common in writing, speeches and stories. Example: 天上有无数的星星。(Tiān shàng yǒu wúshù de xīngxing.) There are countless stars in the sky.

无 (wú) means "without" and 数 (shù) means "number," so 无数 is something "without a number." There are so many that you cannot count them.

Common mistake: Learners often read 数 here as shǔ, the verb "to count," but in 无数 it is shù, fourth tone, the noun "number." Also, do not use 很 with it: say 无数次, not 很无数次.

无数 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

无wú数shù次cì的de失shī败bài摧cuī毁huǐ了le他tā的de雄xióng心xīn壮zhuàng志zhì。

His ambition was blasted by these repeated failures.

这zhè本běn小xiǎo说shuō使shǐ无wú数shù女nǚ孩hái流liú下xià了le眼yǎn泪lèi。

The fiction reduced girls to tears.

进jìn入rù地dì球qiú大dà气qì层céng后hòu，小xiǎo行xíng星xīng分fēn裂liè成chéng了liǎo无wú数shù的de小xiǎo块kuài。

The asteroid broke up into small pieces as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

实shí际jì上shàng，网wǎng络luò的de作zuò用yòng有yǒu着zhe无wú数shù的de多duō种zhǒng多duō样yàng的de。

In fact, there are countless, varied uses for the Internet.

无wú数shù星xīng星xīng在zài天tiān上shàng闪shǎn烁shuò。

Countless stars were twinkling in the sky.

Stroke order for each character

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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes

数 shǔ · to count · 13 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 无数.

数字	shùzì	numeral; digit
大多数	dàduōshù	(great) majority
人数	rénshù	number of people
多数	duōshù	majority; most
少数	shǎoshù	small number; few
分数	fēnshù	(exam) grade; mark
数量	shùliàng	amount; quantity; quantitative
无法	wúfǎ	unable to; incapable of
无论	wúlùn	no matter what or how; regardless of whether...
无聊	wúliáo	bored; boring
无所谓	wúsuǒwèi	to be indifferent; not to matter
数据	shùjù	data

Questions about 无数

What does 无数 mean?

无数 (wúshù) means "countless; numberless" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 无数?

无数 is made of 2 characters: 无 (4 strokes), 数 (13 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 无数 an HSK word?

Yes. 无数 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 无数 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 无数 is written 無數.

Can 无数 be used with 次 to mean countless times?

Yes. 无数次 (wúshù cì) means "countless times" and is very common. For example, 我说了无数次 (wǒ shuō le wúshù cì) means "I have said it countless times."

What is the difference between 无数 and 很多?

很多 (hěn duō) simply means "a lot" and works in everyday speech. 无数 is stronger and more vivid, stressing that the amount is too large to count, so it sounds more literary or emphatic.