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一无所得 — “To gain nothing at all”

一无所得 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gain nothing at all”. To come away empty-handed; to have nothing to show for one's efforts. Literally, “obtained nothing at all”.

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一无所得 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 无wú
  • 所suǒ
  • 得dé

一无所得 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
无
wú4without, not having
所
suǒ8place or that which
得
dé11obtain, must, or suitable

Example Sentence with 一无所得

他辛辛苦苦忙了一整天,结果还是一无所得,让他感到非常沮丧。
He busied himself tirelessly for the whole day, yet came away with absolutely nothing, which made him feel very frustrated.

Idioms Related to 一无所得

Synonyms of 一无所得

  • yī一wú无suǒ所qǔ取gain nothing at all
  • yī一wú无suǒ所yǒu有to have absolutely nothing
  • gōng功kuī亏yī一kuì篑fail at the last step

Antonyms of 一无所得

  • bù不láo劳ér而huò获gain without labor
  • wú无gōng功shòu受lù禄receive reward without merit

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 一无所得

What does 一无所得 mean?
一无所得 (yī wú suǒ dé) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gain nothing at all”.
How do you pronounce 一无所得?
一无所得 is pronounced yī wú suǒ dé in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一无所得 literally mean?
Literally, 一无所得 means “obtained nothing at all”. It is used to mean “to gain nothing at all”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一无所得?
什么也没有得到。形容毫无收获。
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