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HSK 6 · 无不 · 无一不
Double negatives: 无不, 没有…不
Two negatives make an assertion far stronger than the plain positive would be.
The rule
无不 + verb = there is nobody who does not…, i.e. EVERYONE does: 听到的人无不感动。
无一不 is stronger still: 在场的人无一不点头。
没有…不… works the same way: 没有一个人不同意。
无不 MUST be followed by a verb or adjective; it cannot stand alone.
不无 runs the other way: 不无道理 = not without reason, i.e. there is SOMETHING in it.
无一不 is stronger still: 在场的人无一不点头。
没有…不… works the same way: 没有一个人不同意。
无不 MUST be followed by a verb or adjective; it cannot stand alone.
不无 runs the other way: 不无道理 = not without reason, i.e. there is SOMETHING in it.
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