无所事事

無所事事

wúsuǒshìshì

idiom HSK 7 #8,541

Meanings

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

Characters

to attend to; to serve

Examples

他整天无所事事。

Tā zhěng tiān wúsuǒshìshì.

He has nothing to do all day.

退休后她觉得无所事事很无聊。

Tuìxiū hòu tā juéde wúsuǒshìshì 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