有所作为

Traditional form:

有所作為

Pinyin (reading):

yǒusuǒzuòwéi

Definitions:

• (idiom) to achieve sth worthwhile; to make a positive contribution

Characters:

• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be

Traditional characters:

• 有 - to have, to own, to possess; to exist
• 所 - place, location; "that which", a particle introducing a passive clause
• 作 - to make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be