一事无成 yīshìwúchéng HSK7 to accomplish nothing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一 yī numeral one one; the number 1; single; alone事 shì noun matter matter; affair; thing; event无 無 wú adjectiveverb to not have to not have; there is no; lack; (as prefix) non-; un-; -less成 chéng verb to succeed to succeed; to finish; to be completed