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百无一用 — “Completely useless”

百无一用 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Completely useless”. Good for nothing; of no earthly use. Literally, “A hundred things, not one useful”.

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百无一用 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 百bǎi
  • 无wú
  • 一yī
  • 用yòng

百无一用 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
百
bǎi6one hundred, numerous
无
wú4without, not having
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
用
yòng5to use or employ

Example Sentence with 百无一用

他觉得自己百无一用,对未来感到迷茫
He felt utterly useless and was confused about his future.

Idioms Related to 百无一用

Antonyms of 百无一用

  • jià价zhí值lián连chéng城Extremely valuable; priceless

More idioms starting with 百

  • 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

Questions about 百无一用

What does 百无一用 mean?
百无一用 (bǎi wú yī yòng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Completely useless”.
How do you pronounce 百无一用?
百无一用 is pronounced bǎi wú yī yòng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 百无一用 literally mean?
Literally, 百无一用 means “a hundred things, not one useful”. It is used to mean “Completely useless”.
What is the Chinese definition of 百无一用?
百样之中无一有用的。形容毫无用处。
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