化為烏有 huà wéi wū yǒu

to vanish; to go up in smoke

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to vanish
  2. 2. to go up in smoke

Characters

Character Meaning
化 huà HSK 3
to change into; to transform; to make into
為 wéi
for; because of; to
烏 wū
black; crow; surname Wu
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are