一事無成 yī shì wú chéng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

一 yī
HSK 1
one; a, an; alone
事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
成 chéng
HSK 3
completed, finished, fixed