一事无成
yī shì wú chéngㄧ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ
Traditional: 一事無成
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
一事无成 (yī shì wú chéng) means to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere.
Meaning(verb)
to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
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Stroke order
1 stroke
one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digi
8 strokes
matter; thing; item; work; affair
4 strokes
not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less
6 strokes
surname Cheng
Related words
- 一 yī — one; single; a (article); as soon as; entire; whole; all; throughout; "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1); also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
- 一起 yī qǐ — in the same place; together; with; altogether (in total)
- 第一 dì yī — first; number one; primary
- 一定 yī dìng — surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must
- 一直 yī zhí — straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
- 一样 yī yàng — same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
- 一般 yī bān — same; ordinary; so-so; common; general; generally; in general
- 一边 yī biān — one side; either side; on the one hand; on the other hand; doing while