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The term is formed through a layered, logical accumulation of negation: it starts with "one" or "the whole" (一), applies "not have" or "lack" (无) to that entirety, and then specifies that what is lacked is "all that is possessed" (所有). The construction moves from the general to the specific, painting a complete picture of absolute absence, first establishing the scope (all), then denying existence within it, and finally clarifying that the denial pertains to everything one could own or hold.
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他现在一无所有。
失去工作后,他一无所有。
尽管他一无所有,但他仍然乐观。
在灾难中,他们变得一无所有,不得不重新开始。
面对一无所有的困境,他选择了坚强和努力。