无所作为 wú suǒ zuò wéi

DEFINITIONS

  1. attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
  2. feckless

CHARACTERS

无 wú
HSK 4
negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
所 suǒ
HSK 2
place, location; numerary adjunct
作 zuò
HSK 1
make; work; compose, write; act, perform
为 wéi
HSK 2
do, handle, govern, act; be