wú wéi

无 为

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1
v.fmldo nothing; let things take their own course (a Taoist concept of human conduct)
- wú wéi ér wú bù wéi
  无为而无不为。
  Do nothing and everything is done.
2
v.fmlgovern by non-action (a Confucian doctrine of ruling a country by applying policy of benevolence rather than cruelty)
- wú wéi ér zhì
  无为而治
  govern by non-action
antonym
yǒu wéi有为
3
v.attempt and accomplish nothing
- suí hòu dào lái de shì lù lù wú wéi de nián
  随后到来的是碌碌无为的20年。
  What followed were two decades of inaction.
synonym
yōng lù庸碌

无为