無所作為

Simplified: 无所作为

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C2.

suǒzuòwéi ㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ

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

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