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无本生意 — “A business that yields profit without significant capital investment”

无本生意 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a business that yields profit without significant capital investment”. Often implying easy money or a windfall. Literally, “Business without capital”.

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无本生意 Pronunciation and Pinyin

无本生意 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
本
běn5root, origin, fundamental, main
生
shēng5to be born, grow, or live
意
yì13idea, meaning, intention

Example Sentence with 无本生意

他靠着巧妙的资源整合,做成了一笔无本生意,赚了不少钱。
He managed to turn a no-capital venture into a profitable business by cleverly integrating resources, earning a considerable amount of money.

Idioms Related to 无本生意

Antonyms of 无本生意

  • péi赔běn本mǎi买mài卖a losing deal

More idioms starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
  • wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
  • wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
  • wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
  • wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
  • wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
  • wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
  • wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
  • wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
  • wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference

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What does 无本生意 mean?

无本生意 (wú běn shēng yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a business that yields profit without significant capital investment”.

How do you pronounce 无本生意?

无本生意 is pronounced wú běn shēng yì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 无本生意 literally mean?

Literally, 无本生意 means “Business without capital”. It is used to mean “a business that yields profit without significant capital investment”.

What is the Chinese definition of 无本生意?

没有成本的买卖

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