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一无所获

yī wú suǒ huò · yi wu suo huo

Traditional 一無所獲

Meaning

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  1. to gain nothing
  2. to end up empty-handed
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A morning of fishing

  1. Dengdeng

    钓了(diàole)一上午(yīshàngwǔ)，我们(wǒmen)还是(háishi)一无所获(yīwúsuǒhuò)。

    We've fished all morning and still caught nothing.

  2. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，也许(yěxǔ)下午(xiàwǔ)鱼(yú)会(huì)多一点(duōyīdiǎn)。

    Don't worry, maybe there'll be more fish in the afternoon.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)不想(bùxiǎng)一无所获(yīwúsuǒhuò)地(de)回家(huíjiā)。

    I don't want to go home with nothing.

  4. Liangliang

    看(kàn)！你的(nǐde)鱼竿(yúgān)动(dòng)了(le)！

    Look! Your fishing rod moved!

  5. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)！……是(shì)一只(yīzhī)旧鞋(jiùxié)。

    Wow! ... It's an old shoe.

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)找(zhǎo)了(le)八(bā)天(tiān)飞(fēi)机(jī)，一(yì)无(wú)所(suǒ)获(huò)。

They've been looking for the plane for eight days, without success.

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02

我(wǒ)在(zài)网(wǎng)上(shàng)搜(sōu)了(le)一(yí)下(xià)午(wǔ)，还(hái)是(shì)一(yì)无(wú)所(suǒ)获(huò)。

I searched online all afternoon and still ended up empty-handed.

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