一事无成

yíshì-wúchéng

(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 一事無成

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他怕一事无成。

He fears achieving nothing.

一事无成会后悔。

Achieving nothing brings regret.