无所事事

無所事事

wúsuǒ-shìshì

idiom HSK 7-9 #8,541

Meanings

1 to have nothing to do
2 to idle away one's time

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

他整天无所事事。

Tā zhěngtiān wúsuǒ-shìshì.

He has nothing to do all day.

HSK 5

退休后她觉得无所事事很无聊。

Tuìxiū hòu tā juéde wúsuǒ-shìshì hěn wúliáo.

After retiring, she found having nothing to do very boring.

Tips

memory

无 (without) + 所 (that which) + 事事 (to attend to matters) = having no matters to attend to - idle.

Stroke Order

无 wú

所 suǒ

事 shì