无所作为

Traditional: 無所作為

wú suǒ zuò wéi

Dictionary entry

attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive

What does 无所作为 mean?

无所作为 (wú suǒ zuò wéi) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2feckless

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]所suǒactually · place 作zuō(bound form) worker · (bound form) workshop 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as

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无所作为

wú suǒ zuò wéi

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