了无生趣

了無生趣
liǎowúshēngqù
idiom #35,198

Meanings

  1. 1 to have lost all zest for life
  2. 2 utterly devoid of interest in living
  3. 3 to find life completely meaningless

Examples

Sàng'ǒu hòu tā liǎowúshēngqù.
After losing his spouse, he found life completely empty.
Tā zhěng rì wòchuáng, liǎowúshēngqù.
She lay in bed all day, drained of any will to live.

Tips

usage
here is read liǎo ('completely, entirely'), not the aspect particle le. Structure: (entirely) + (without) + (zest for life) = 'totally without joy in living'. The phrase signals deep depression or despair, used in literary or psychological contexts — much heavier than 没意思 'boring'.

Stroke Order

le
shēng