无所作为 in English wu2 suo3 zuo4 wei2 Meaning

Meanings

  • attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiomatic expression); without any initiative or drive
  • feckless

Simplified Characters

无 所 作 为

Traditional Characters

無 所 作 為

Pinyin

wu2 suo3 zuo4 wei2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

无wu2not to have 所suo3actually 作zuo4worker 为wei4as (in the capacity of)