Word

HSK	Not in HSK
FREQUENCY	Unknown

八字没一撇 bā zì méi yī piě

DEFINITIONS

lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
fig. things have not even begun to take shape
no sign of success yet

CHARACTERS

八 bā HSK 1	eight; all around, all sides
字 zì HSK 1	letter, character, word
没 méi HSK 1	not, have not, none; drown, sink
一 yī HSK 1	one; a, an; alone
撇 piě HSK 6	discard, abandon, throw away