无功而返 — “To return without achieving any results or success”
无功而返 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return without achieving any results or success”. To come back empty-handed. Literally, “Return without achieving anything”.
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无功而返 Pronunciation and Pinyin
无功而返 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 无功而返
他们经过一天的努力，最终无功而返。
After a day's hard work, they ultimately returned without achieving anything.
Idioms Related to 无功而返
Synonyms of 无功而返
Antonyms of 无功而返
More idioms starting with 无
- wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
- wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
- wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
- wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
- wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
- wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
- wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
- wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
- wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
- wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
- wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
- wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference
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Open the tool →Questions about 无功而返
What does 无功而返 mean?
无功而返 (wú gōng ér fǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to return without achieving any results or success”.
How do you pronounce 无功而返?
无功而返 is pronounced wú gōng ér fǎn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 无功而返 literally mean?
Literally, 无功而返 means “Return without achieving anything”. It is used to mean “to return without achieving any results or success”.
What is the Chinese definition of 无功而返?
指没有任何成效而回来