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

In a sentence

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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