不过 一无所获
“However... we found nothing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
查楼启炎了
“You investigated Lou Qiyan?”
不过 一无所获
“However... we found nothing.”
“Looks like you have to keep investigating.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Native speakers frequently use four-character idioms like 一无所获 in concise operational reports to summarize total lack of success efficiently.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
gaining nothing; to come up completely empty-handed
A common four-character idiom used in both written and spoken Chinese to describe an endeavor that yielded zero results.