一事无成yí shì wú chéng
Accomplishing nothing / Achieving nothing

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How to Use 一事无成 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 一事无成 with other words naturally.
Idiom + Noun
shì
chéng
de
gǎn
jué
neutral
feeling of having accomplished nothing
shì
chéng
de
rén
neutral
a person who accomplishes nothing
Verb + Idiomwith担心
dān
xīn
shì
chéng
neutral
worry about accomplishing nothing
Adverb + Idiomwith最终
zuì
zhōng
shì
chéng
neutral
end up accomplishing nothing

Example Sentences with 一事无成

zhěng
tiān
wán
shì
chéng
He plays all day and achieves nothing.
dān
xīn
huì
shì
chéng
He is worried that he will accomplish nothing.
méi
yǒu
huà
hěn
róng
shì
chéng
Without a plan, it's easy to achieve nothing.
guǒ
hǎo
hào
xué
jiāng
lái
néng
huì
shì
chéng
If you don't study hard, you might achieve nothing in the future.
nán
dào
shì
chéng
ma
Aren't you afraid of accomplishing nothing?
bìng
fēi
shì
chéng
zhǐ
shì
hěn
diào
He hasn't accomplished nothing; he's just very low-key.
cháng
shì
le
hěn
duō
gōng
zuò
dàn
dōu
bàn
ér
fèi
zuì
zhōng
shì
chéng
He tried many jobs but gave up halfway, ending up achieving nothing.
guǒ
lǎn
duò
yòu
tuō
yán
jiù
huì
shì
chéng
If you are lazy and procrastinate, you will achieve nothing.