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一无所长 — “To be without any special skill or talent”

一无所长 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be without any special skill or talent”. To be good at nothing in particular. Literally, “have no specialty”.

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一无所长 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 无wú
  • 所suǒ
  • 长cháng

一无所长 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
无
wú4without, not having
所
suǒ8place or that which
长
cháng4long, grow, excel, chief

Example Sentence with 一无所长

他虽然尝试过很多不同的爱好,但最终发现自己对任何事情都一无所长,感到有些沮丧。
Although he tried many different hobbies, he eventually found himself to be unskilled in anything, feeling a bit disheartened.

Idioms Related to 一无所长

Synonyms of 一无所长

  • yī一wú无kě可qǔ取utterly worthless or without value
  • yī一wú无shì是chù处utterly worthless
  • zhì志dà大cái才shū疏ambitious but lacking in talent

Antonyms of 一无所长

  • yī一jì技zhī之cháng长a special skill
  • wú无suǒ所bù不néng能capable of doing anything
  • 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 一无所长

What does 一无所长 mean?
一无所长 (yī wú suǒ cháng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be without any special skill or talent”.
How do you pronounce 一无所长?
一无所长 is pronounced yī wú suǒ cháng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一无所长 literally mean?
Literally, 一无所长 means “have no specialty”. It is used to mean “to be without any special skill or talent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一无所长?
没有一点儿专长。
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