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一无所成 — “Achieve nothing”

一无所成 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “achieve nothing”. Accomplish nothing; come to naught. Literally, “achieve nothing at all”.

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一无所成 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 一yī
  • 无wú
  • 所suǒ
  • 成chéng

一无所成 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
无
wú4without, not having
所
suǒ8place or that which
成
chéng7to become or succeed

Example Sentence with 一无所成

他努力了很久,到头来却一无所成,感到非常沮丧。
He tried for a long time, but in the end achieved nothing, feeling very frustrated.

Idioms Related to 一无所成

Synonyms of 一无所成

  • yī一wú无suǒ所dé得gain nothing at all
  • yī一wú无suǒ所néng能incapable of anything
  • tú徒láo劳wú无yì益futile effort with no benefit

Antonyms of 一无所成

  • shì事bàn半gōng功bèi倍get twice the result with half the effort
  • jīng精yì益qiú求jīng精strive for perfection

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 一无所成

What does 一无所成 mean?
一无所成 (yī wú suǒ chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “achieve nothing”.
How do you pronounce 一无所成?
一无所成 is pronounced yī wú suǒ chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 一无所成 literally mean?
Literally, 一无所成 means “achieve nothing at all”. It is used to mean “achieve nothing”.
What is the Chinese definition of 一无所成?
一点没有成就。
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