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一无所取 — “To gain nothing at all”

一无所取 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gain nothing at all”. To come away with nothing; to obtain absolutely nothing. Literally, “nothing obtained”.

Frequency

一无所取 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 无wú
  • 所suǒ
  • 取qǔ

一无所取 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
无
wú4without, not having
所
suǒ8place or that which
取
qǔ8to take, obtain, or choose

Example Sentence with 一无所取

他辛辛苦苦忙了一整天,结果却一无所取,感到非常沮丧
He toiled for an entire day, but ultimately gained nothing, feeling very disheartened.

Idioms Related to 一无所取

Synonyms of 一无所取

  • yī一wú无suǒ所dé得gain nothing at all

Antonyms of 一无所取

  • bù不láo劳ér而huò获gain without labor

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 一无所取

What does 一无所取 mean?
一无所取 (yī wú suǒ qǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gain nothing at all”.
How do you pronounce 一无所取?
一无所取 is pronounced yī wú suǒ qǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一无所取 literally mean?
Literally, 一无所取 means “nothing obtained”. It is used to mean “to gain nothing at all”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一无所取?
原指一点都没拿。后也形容什么都未得到。
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