WordTaiwan frequency #23,493
一事無成
ㄧ ㄕˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄥˊ
“accomplished nothing at all; without any achievement, especially in career or ambitions”
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一
ㄧ
The number one; single; a; as soon as; entire; whole; all; a "one" radical in Chinese characters; also used for clarity when spelling out numbers.
事
ㄕˋ
A thing or matter; an event or incident; work or business; to serve; to do or perform.
無
ㄨˊ
Not to have; no; none; not; to lack; un-; -less; used in Buddhist phrases like 'namo'.
成
ㄔㄥˊ
To succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; to be all right; OK!; surname Cheng; classifier for tenths.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 第一ㄉㄧˋ ㄧfirst; foremost; primary; most important; number one; top; leading; best.
- 成為ㄔㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋto become; to turn into; to develop into; to grow into.
- 一樣ㄧ ㄧㄤˋsame; identical; equal; just like; the same as; just as
- 無法ㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇunable to; incapable of; no way to; no method to
- 一些ㄧ ㄒㄧㄝsome; a few; a little; (after an adjective) slightly …er
- 一定ㄧ ㄉㄧㄥˋcertainly; definitely; surely; fixed; settled; a certain amount or degree; to a certain extent
- 一直ㄧ ㄓˊcontinuously; all the time; without interruption; straight ahead; a straight vertical stroke in writing
- 一起ㄧ ㄑㄧˇin the same place; together; in company with; altogether; in total; a case or instance of something (e.g., an accident, dispute).
- 造成ㄗㄠˋ ㄔㄥˊto cause; to bring about; to result in; to create
- 故事ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋnarrative; story; tale; old practice; old custom; accident or incident
- 完成ㄨㄢˊ ㄔㄥˊto complete; to accomplish; to finish; to carry out according to plan
- 事情ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊmatter; affair; thing; business; what is happening; the way things are; human affairs and social dealings