游手好闲

遊手好閑

yóushǒuhàoxián

idiom #11,929

Meanings

1 to idle about
2 to loaf around
3 to be a good-for-nothing

Characters

to roam; to wander

Examples

他整天游手好闲，什么事都不做。

Tā zhěngtiān yóushǒuhàoxián, shénme shì dōu bú zuò.

He idles about all day and does nothing.

别游手好闲了，去找份工作吧。

Bié yóushǒuhàoxián le, qù zhǎo fèn gōngzuò ba.

Stop loafing around and go find a job.

Tips

usage

游手好闲 is always negative, used to criticize someone who is lazy and has no ambition.

Stroke Order

游 yóu

手 shǒu

好 hǎo

闲 xián