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一无是处

yī wú shì chù

4-character word Traditional 一無是處

What 一无是处 means

1. idiomnot one good point; everything about it is wrong

The characters in 一无是处

• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 处chǔto reside; to live; to dwell

Example sentences

• 他这个人一无是处。
  Tā zhège rén yīwúshìchù.
  He has nothing in him.
• 那些一无是处的废物被炒了。
  Nàxiē yīwúshìchù de fèiwù bèi chǎo le.
  Those good-for-nothing layabouts were sacked.