wú suǒ zuò wéi

Traditional: 無所作為

HSK 7–9

无所作为 (wú suǒ zuò wéi) is a Chinese word meaning “attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive; feckless”.

Meanings

  1. 1attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
  2. 2feckless

Characters in 无所作为

无mó · used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]所suǒ · actually作zuō · (bound form) worker为wéi · as (in the capacity of)

Related words

因为because; owing to; on account of为什么why?为as (in the capacity of)为because of为variant of 為|为[wei2]为variant of 為|为[wei4]所以therefore工作to work所有all认为to believe; to think; to consider; to feel所actually为了for; for the purpose of; in order to

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