一事无成

yīshìwúchéng

HSK 7

一事无成 — yīshìwúchéng

1. to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere

   他四十岁了，仍然一事无成。 tā sìshísuì le réngrán yíshìwúchéng — He's forty years old and has still achieved nothing.