无所作为 meaning in English
attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless
Meaning of 无所作为
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wúsuǒzuòwéi
- attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
- feckless
Stroke order for each character
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无 wú · not to have · 4 strokes
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所 suǒ · actually · 8 strokes
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作 zuò · to do · 7 strokes
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为 wèi · because of · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 无所作为.
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 为什么 | wèi shénme | why?; for what reason? |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | therefore; as a result |
| 所有 | suǒyǒu | all; to have; to possess; to own |
| 认为 | rènwéi | to believe; to think; to consider; to feel |
| 以为 | yǐwéi | to think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken – unless refe |
| 成为 | chéngwéi | to become; to turn into |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author |
Questions about 无所作为
What does 无所作为 mean?
无所作为 (wúsuǒzuòwéi) means "attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless".
How do you write 无所作为?
无所作为 is made of 4 characters: 无 (4 strokes), 所 (8 strokes), 作 (7 strokes), 为 (4 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 无所作为 an HSK word?
Yes. 无所作为 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 无所作为 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 无所作为 is written 無所作為.