百无一能 — “Incapable of doing anything”
百无一能 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “incapable of doing anything”. Good for nothing; unskilled in any field. Literally, “a hundred without a single ability; incapable of a single thing”.
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百无一能 Pronunciation and Pinyin
百无一能 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 百无一能
他从小娇生惯养，长大后变得百无一能，什么事情都做不好。
Having been pampered since childhood, he grew up to be utterly useless, incapable of doing anything properly.
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Synonyms of 百无一能
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- bǎi百wàn万mǎi买zhái宅，，qiān千wàn万mǎi买lín邻Good neighbors are priceless
- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄bīng兵a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百wàn万xióng雄shī师a vast and mighty army
- bǎi百zhàng丈gān竿tóu头pinnacle of achievement, strive for more
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百quán全perfectly accurate and unfailingly successful
- bǎi百xià下bǎi百zháo着unfailingly successful
- bǎi百bù不yī一cún存not one in a hundred remains
- bǎi百bù不yī一shuǎng爽always accurate and reliable
- bǎi百bù不yī一dài贷make no exceptions
- bǎi百bù不yī一yù遇extremely rare
- bǎi百bù不wèi为duō多，，yī一bù不wèi为shǎo少Excellent things are always valuable
- bǎi百bù不shī失yī一unerringly accurate
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Open the tool →Questions about 百无一能
What does 百无一能 mean?
百无一能 (bǎi wú yī néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “incapable of doing anything”.
How do you pronounce 百无一能?
百无一能 is pronounced bǎi wú yī néng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 百无一能 literally mean?
Literally, 百无一能 means “a hundred without a single ability; incapable of a single thing”. It is used to mean “incapable of doing anything”.
What is the Chinese definition of 百无一能?
能：能力，胜任。什么都不会做。