HSK V7-9
Correct
一事无成
/ yī shì wúchéng /
Strokes
Definition
to have achieved nothing/to be a total failure/to get nowhere
Example
Definition
accomplish/achieve nothing; get nowhere
1
Tā
他
zài
在
shìyè
事业
shàng
上
yīshìwúchéng
一事无成
。
His career is a story of utter disaster.
2
Suī
虽
yǐ
已
liǎngbìn
两鬓
bānbái
斑白
,
què
却
réng
仍
yīshìwúchéng
一事无成
。
Though grey at the temples, he has accomplished nothing.