# 一无所有 (yīwúsuǒyǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一无所有 (yīwúsuǒyǒu) means “to have nothing at all; penniless”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to have nothing at all; penniless
- Pinyin: yīwúsuǒyǒu (yi1 wu2 suo3 you3)
- Traditional: 一無所有
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他当时一无所有。
  Tā dāngshí yīwúsuǒyǒu.
  He had nothing at all back then.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [无](https://hanziro.com/word/wu-without/) (wú): (literary) without; no, not
- [所](https://hanziro.com/word/suo-place/) (suǒ): place; (measure word) for buildings
- [有](https://hanziro.com/word/you-have/) (yǒu): to have; there is

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-wu-suo-you-have-nothing-at/

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