不成气候 bù chéng qìhòu come to nothing

Explanation

比喻事情没有发展前途，没有成就。

It means that something has no prospect of development and no achievement.

Origin Story

从前，在一个小山村里，住着一位名叫李成的年轻人。他从小就对木匠手艺很感兴趣，梦想成为一名技艺精湛的木匠大师。他开始学习木匠技艺，起初他学习很认真，也做得不错，但过了一段时间，他的热情逐渐减退，练习也越来越少，技艺并没有多少提高。他开始变得懒惰，做东西马虎敷衍，常常半途而废。村里其他的木匠师傅们都觉得他很有天赋，但是他总是三天打鱼两天晒网，难以坚持。几年过去了，李成的木匠技艺还是没有太大的进步，他依然是一个默默无闻的小木匠，他的梦想最终没有实现，他的努力最终不成气候。这个故事告诉我们，要想取得成功，必须坚持不懈，持之以恒，才能最终有所成就。

cóngqián, zài yīgè xiǎo shān cūn lǐ, zhù zhe yī wèi míng jiào lǐ chéng de nián qīng rén. tā cóng xiǎo jiù duì mù jiàng shǒu yì hěn gǎn xìngqù, mèng xiǎng chéngwéi yī míng jì yì jīng zhàn de mù jiàng dà shī. tā kāishǐ xuéxí mù jiàng jì yì, qǐ chū tā xuéxí hěn rèn zhēn, yě zuò de bù cuò, dàn guò le yī duàn shíjiān, tā de rèqíng zhújiàn jiǎn tuì, liàn xí yě yuè lái yuè shǎo, jì yì bìng méi yǒu duōshao tígāo. tā kāishǐ biàn de lǎnduò, zuò dōngxi mǎhu fū yǎn, chángcháng bàntú'ér fèi. cūn lǐ qí tā de mù jiàng shīfù men dōu juéde tā hěn yǒu tiānfù, dànshì tā zǒngshì sān tiān dǎ yú liǎng tiān shài wǎng, nán yǐ jiānchí. jǐ nián guò qù le, lǐ chéng de mù jiàng jì yì háishi méiyǒu tài dà de jìnbù, tā yīrán shì yīgè mòmò wúwén de xiǎo mù jiàng, tā de mèng xiǎng zuìzhōng méiyǒu shíxiàn, tā de nǔlì zuìzhōng bù chéng qìhòu. zhège gùshì gàosù wǒmen, yào xiǎng qǔdé chénggōng, bìxū jiānchí bù xiè, chí yǐ hénɡ, cáinéng zuìzhōng yǒu suǒ chéngjiù.

Once upon a time, in a small mountain village, lived a young man named Li Cheng. From a young age, he was very interested in carpentry and dreamed of becoming a master craftsman. He began to learn carpentry, and at first he was very diligent and made good progress. But after a while, his enthusiasm waned, he practiced less and less, and his skills did not improve much. He became lazy, worked carelessly, and often gave up halfway. The other carpentry masters in the village saw his talent, but he was inconsistent and could not persevere. After a few years, Li Cheng still had not made much progress in carpentry. He remained an unknown small carpenter, his dream remained unfulfilled, his efforts came to nothing. This story teaches us that perseverance and persistence are essential to success.

Usage

作谓语、定语；多用于否定句。

zuò wèiyǔ, dìngyǔ; duō yòngyú fǒudìng jù

Used as predicate and attributive; mostly in negative sentences.

Examples

• 他的计划不成气候，最终失败了。

  tā de jìhuà bù chéng qìhòu, zuìzhōng shībài le.

  His plan came to nothing and ultimately failed.

• 这个小公司规模太小，不成气候。

  zhège xiǎo gōngsī guīmó tài xiǎo, bù chéng qìhòu

  This small company is too small to really succeed.

Related Idioms

• 半途而废

• 虎头蛇尾

Opposite Idioms

• 功成名就

• 硕果累累