Correct
八字没一撇
/ bá zì méi yì piě /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
八字还没一撇呢
2
都是些八字没一撇的事
3
还八字没一撇
4
根本就八字没一撇
Definition
八字没一撇:
Literally means:
not even the first stroke of the character ba has been written down; things have not even begun to take shape yet; there is not the slightest sign of success yet.
Actually means:
The Chinese character 八 (eight) is composed of two tilting strokes.
The whole phrase figuratively means there is no foreseeable prospect of something.
汉字“八”由两撇构成。八字没一撇，比喻事情还没有眉目。
Example
Used as predicate or attributive, and it can have other words in between. (作谓语、定语等，中间可插入别的成分）
1
Dāng
当
le
了
hǎojǐ
好几
nián
年
de
的
bīng
兵
,
tā
他
rù
入
le
了
dǎng
党
,
dāng
当
le
了
zhàndòu
战斗
bānzhǎng
班长
,
kě
可
dāng
当
wényìbīng
文艺兵
de
的
shì
事
hái
还
bāzìméiyīpiē
八字没一撇
。
When several years of soldiers, he joined the party, as a combat monitor, but when the literary and artistic soldiers of the matter is not a word.
2
Dāng
当
jìzhě
记者
tídào
提到
tā
他
érzi
儿子
chūguó
出国
tīqiú
踢球
de
的
shì
事
shí
时
,
tā
他
shuō
说
:
chūguó
出国
tīqiú
踢球
?
Wǒ
我
juéde
觉得
xiànzài
现在
dōu
都
shì
是
xiē
些
bāzìméiyīpiē
八字没一撇
de
的
shìr
事儿
。
When the reporter mentioned his son playing abroad, he said, "Playing abroad?" I think it's all eight words now. ”
3
Nǐmen
你们
zhè
这
shì
是
jiǎng
讲
dào
到
nǎr
哪儿
qù
去
le
了
ā
啊
?
Bāzì
八字
hái
还
méi
没
yī
一
piē
撇
ne
呢
,
zǎo
早
ne
呢
.
Where are you talking? Eight words haven't been left behind yet, it's early.