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一事无成
yī​shì​wú​chéng HSK7

to accomplish nothing

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

一事无成/ 一事無成 yī​shì​wú​chéng (also yí​shì​wú​chéng) to accomplish nothing

(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere in one's life or career

References

antonym 卓有成效/卓有成效 → 一事无成/一事無成
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