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无所事事

wú suǒ shì shì · wu suo shi shi

Traditional 無所事事

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to have nothing to do
  2. to idle one's time away (idiom)
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A lazy Sunday

  1. Liangliang

    周日(zhōurì)你(nǐ)做(zuò)什么(shénme)了(le)？

    What did you do on Sunday?

  2. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)都(dōu)没(méi)做(zuò)，无所事事(wúsuǒshìshì)了(le)一天(yītiān)。

    Nothing. I did nothing all day.

  3. Liangliang

    一整天(yīzhěngtiān)无所事事(wúsuǒshìshì)，不(bù)无聊(wúliáo)吗(ma)？

    A whole day doing nothing. Not boring?

  4. Dengdeng

    不(bù)无聊(wúliáo)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)六个(liùgè)小时(xiǎoshí)手机(shǒujī)。

    Not boring. I looked at my phone for six hours.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)不是(bùshì)无所事事(wúsuǒshìshì)，你(nǐ)很(hěn)忙(máng)啊(a)！

    That is not doing nothing. You were busy!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)更(gèng)愿(yuàn)意(yì)工(gōng)作(zuò)而(ér)不(bú)是(shì)无(wú)所(suǒ)事(shì)事(shì)。

He preferred working to doing nothing.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

放(fàng)假(jià)这(zhè)几(jǐ)天(tiān)他(tā)无(wú)所(suǒ)事(shì)事(shì)，整(zhěng)天(tiān)在(zài)家(jiā)看(kàn)电(diàn)视(shì)。

During the holiday he had nothing to do and watched TV at home all day.

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