一事無成 yī shì wú chéng

to have achieved nothing; to get nowhere

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to have achieved nothing
  2. 2. to get nowhere
  3. 3. to be a total failure

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
事 shì HSK 2
matter; thing; affair
無 wú
not; no; not to have
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete