一无是处 meaning in English
(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong
Traditional 一無是處19 strokes
Meaning of 一无是处
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yīwúshìchù
- (idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong
一无是处 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他这个人一无是处。
He has nothing in him.
那些一无是处的废物被炒了。
Those good-for-nothing layabouts were sacked.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
一 yī · one · 1 strokes
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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是 shì · to be · 9 strokes
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处 chù · place · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 一无是处.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 还是 | háishi | still (as before); had better |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 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 |
Questions about 一无是处
What does 一无是处 mean?
一无是处 (yīwúshìchù) means "(idiom) not one good point; everything about it is wrong".
How do you write 一无是处?
一无是处 is made of 4 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 无 (4 strokes), 是 (9 strokes), 处 (5 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
How is 一无是处 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 一无是处 is written 一無是處.