无所用心

無所用心

wúsuǒ-yòngxīn

idiom

Meanings

1 to apply one's mind to nothing
2 to idle one's time away
3 to be idle and indifferent

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

整天无所用心,什么也学不会。

Zhěngtiān wúsuǒyòngxīn, shénme yě xué bùhuì.

Idling around all day, you'll never learn anything.

HSK 6

退休后他绝不愿无所用心。

Tuìxiū hòu tā juébù yuàn wúsuǒyòngxīn.

After retirement, he's determined not to let his mind go idle.

Tips

history

From 《论语·阳货》: 子曰: '饱食终日, 无所用心, 难矣哉!' ('Confucius said: To eat one's fill all day with one's mind on nothing - how hard a case!'). The idiom usually surfaces alongside 饱食终日 ('eat one's fill all day') as a paired criticism of aimless living.

Stroke Order

无 wú

所 suǒ

用 yòng

心 xīn