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一事无成

yíshì-wúchéng

Traditional: 一事無成

(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

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Meaning of 一事无成 in English

yíshì-wúchéngHSK 7–9Syllabus #10235
  1. (idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

Characters

HSK words with 一

一HSK 1一半HSK 1一下HSK 1一些HSK 1一点儿HSK 1一起HSK 2一会儿HSK 2一定HSK 3一共HSK 3一样HSK 3
事 on its own →
shì · matter

HSK words with 事

事HSK 1没事HSK 1事情HSK 2故事HSK 3同事HSK 3办事HSK 4从事HSK 5大事HSK 5事故HSK 5事件HSK 5
无 on its own →
wú · to lack

HSK words with 无

无HSK 4无法HSK 4无聊HSK 4无论HSK 4无关HSK 5无奈HSK 5无数HSK 5无限HSK 5无效HSK 5毫无HSK 6
成 on its own →
chéng · OK!

HSK words with 成

变成HSK 3成绩HSK 3完成HSK 3成功HSK 4成为HSK 4养成HSK 4成本HSK 5成分HSK 5成果HSK 5成就HSK 5

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