百无所成 — “To accomplish nothing at all”
百无所成 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accomplish nothing at all”. To achieve no success in any undertaking. Literally, “nothing accomplished out of many efforts”.
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百无所成 Pronunciation and Pinyin
百无所成 Character Breakdown
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他虽然尝试了各种不同的行业，但最终却百无所成，令人惋惜
Although he ventured into various different industries, he ultimately accomplished nothing at all, which is regrettable.
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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 百无所成
What does 百无所成 mean?
百无所成 (bǎi wú suǒ chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to accomplish nothing at all”.
How do you pronounce 百无所成?
百无所成 is pronounced bǎi wú suǒ chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 百无所成 literally mean?
Literally, 百无所成 means “nothing accomplished out of many efforts”. It is used to mean “to accomplish nothing at all”.
What is the Chinese definition of 百无所成?
犹言一事无成。