无所作为 — “Achieve nothing”
无所作为 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Achieve nothing”. Remain inactive and make no contribution; be content with the status quo and lack initiative or creativity in one's work. Literally, “Do nothing; achieve nothing”.
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无所作为 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 无wú
- 所suǒ
- 作zuò
- 为wéi
无所作为 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 无所作为
如果一个人总是安于现状，不思进取，最终就会无所作为。
If a person is always content with the status quo and doesn't strive for progress, they will ultimately achieve nothing.
Idioms Related to 无所作为
Antonyms of 无所作为
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
Questions about 无所作为
- What does 无所作为 mean?
- 无所作为 (wú suǒ zuò wéi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Achieve nothing”.
- How do you pronounce 无所作为?
- 无所作为 is pronounced wú suǒ zuò wéi in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 无所作为 literally mean?
- Literally, 无所作为 means “Do nothing; achieve nothing”. It is used to mean “Achieve nothing”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 无所作为?
- 作为：作出成绩。没有做出任何成绩。指工作中安于现状，缺乏创造性。