无中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu

to create something from nothing (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 19635th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to create something from nothing (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
中 zhōng HSK 1
in; within; middle
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are