一文不名 yī wén bù míng

to be penniless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 23983rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be penniless

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
文 wén HSK 3
writing; culture; language
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
名 míng HSK 1
name; famous; place (e.g. among winners)