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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 无所作为

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
无所作为 wú suǒ zuò wéi - attempting nothing and accomplishing nothing (idiom); without any initiative or drive
- feckless

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 27,596 37,108 46,196

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
无 mó- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
无 wú- not to have
- no
- none
- not
- to lack
- un-
- -less
所 suǒ- actually
- place
- classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc
- that which
- particle introducing a relative clause or passive
- CL:個|个[ge4]
作 zuō- (bound form) worker
- (bound form) workshop
- (slang) troublesome; high-maintenance (person)
作 zuò- to do; to engage in
- to write; to compose
- to pretend; to feign
- to regard as; to consider to be
- to be; to act the part of
- to feel (itchy, nauseous etc)
- writings; works
为 wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
为 wèi- because of
- for
- to
为 wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
为 wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]

Other Words Containing 无所作为

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
无所作为 - 9 27,596 37,108 46,196