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一无所获 — “To gain nothing”

一无所获 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gain nothing”. To achieve nothing; to get no results; to draw a blank. Literally, “gain nothing; achieve nothing”.

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一无所获 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 无wú
  • 所suǒ
  • 获huò

一无所获 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
无
wú4without, not having
所
suǒ8place or that which
获
huò10obtain, gain, harvest

Example Sentence with 一无所获

他经过一整天的努力,最终在森林里一无所获,只好空手而归。
After a whole day's effort, he ultimately gained nothing in the forest and had to return empty-handed.

Idioms Related to 一无所获

Synonyms of 一无所获

  • yī一wú无suǒ所yǒu有to have absolutely nothing
  • liǎng两shǒu手kōng空kōng空empty-handed and penniless
  • huà化wéi为wū乌yǒu有vanish into thin air

Antonyms of 一无所获

  • tuò唾shǒu手kě可dé得easily obtainable
  • jié捷zú足xiān先dēng登The swift-footed get there first
  • mǎn满zài载ér而guī归return with a full load

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 一无所获

What does 一无所获 mean?
一无所获 (yī wú suǒ huò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gain nothing”.
How do you pronounce 一无所获?
一无所获 is pronounced yī wú suǒ huò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一无所获 literally mean?
Literally, 一无所获 means “gain nothing; achieve nothing”. It is used to mean “to gain nothing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一无所获?
一无:全无。什么东西都没有获得。
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