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一无所能 — “Incapable of anything”

一无所能 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “incapable of anything”. Utterly incompetent.

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一无所能 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 无wú
  • 所suǒ
  • 能néng

一无所能 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
无
wú4without, not having
所
suǒ8place or that which
能
néng10can, be able to

Example Sentence with 一无所能

他这个人一无所能,连最简单的任务都完成不了。
He is truly incapable of anything, unable to complete even the simplest tasks.

Idioms Related to 一无所能

Synonyms of 一无所能

  • yī一wú无kě可qǔ取utterly worthless or without value
  • yī一wú无suǒ所hǎo好to have no hobbies or interests
  • yī一wú无suǒ所cháng长have no special skill or talent

Antonyms of 一无所能

  • duō多cái才duō多yì艺versatile and gifted
  • shén神tōng通guǎng广dà大immensely capable and resourceful
  • jīng精míng明qiáng强gàn干shrewd, capable, and highly efficient

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

Questions about 一无所能

What does 一无所能 mean?
一无所能 (yī wú suǒ néng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “incapable of anything”.
How do you pronounce 一无所能?
一无所能 is pronounced yī wú suǒ néng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 一无所能?
什么能耐也没有。
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