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一事無成

一
一
事
事
无
無
成
成
to have achieved nothing / to be a total failure / to get nowhere

Characters and words in 一事無成

一
yī = y + Ø1
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit
事
shì = sh + Ø4
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]
无
無
wú = w + Ø2
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
无
無
成
成
achieving nothing
成
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
surname Cheng
成
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth

Words with 一事無成

一事無成 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 一事無成

一事無成 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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