一事无成 meaning in English
(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
Meaning of 一事无成
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yīshìwúchéng
- (idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
Stroke order for each character
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
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事 shì · matter · 8 strokes
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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成 chéng · to succeed · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 一事无成.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | somewhat; rather |
| 一定 | yīdìng | surely; certainly; definitely; fixed; settled |
Questions about 一事无成
What does 一事无成 mean?
一事无成 (yīshì-wúchéng) means "(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere".
How do you write 一事无成?
一事无成 is made of 4 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 事 (8 strokes), 无 (4 strokes), 成 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 一事无成 an HSK word?
Yes. 一事无成 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 一事无成 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 一事无成 is written 一事無成.