一事无成 (yí shì wú chéng): (idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7

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Pinyin
Meaning: (idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
Characters: 4
HSK level: HSK 7

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HSK 1

one

HSK 1

matter

HSK 4

not to have

HSK 6

to succeed

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