无所作为
wúsuǒzuòwéi
to do nothing; to fail to act
Characters in this word
作 zuò
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 乍 first time, for the first time, suddenly
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
为 wèi
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
Example phrases
- 面对环境恶化，政府若无所作为，代价会越来越高。 Miànduì huánjìng èhuà, zhèngfǔ ruò wúsuǒzuòwéi, dàijià huì yuè lái yuè gāo. If the government does nothing in the face of environmental deterioration, the cost will grow higher and higher.
- 公司不能无所作为，必须尽快拿出新的方案。 Gōngsī bù néng wúsuǒzuòwéi, bìxū jǐnkuài ná chū xīn de fāng'àn. The company cannot just do nothing; it must come up with a new plan as soon as possible.
- 这些年他在单位无所作为，一直没什么成绩。 Zhè xiē nián tā zài dānwèi wúsuǒzuòwéi, yīzhí méi shénme chéngjì. Over these years he failed to act at work and never achieved anything.
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title