虚度

虛度

xūdù

verb #17,602

Meanings

1 to waste (time)
2 to fritter away
3 to spend (time) idly

Characters

empty; void; in vain

to spend (time); to pass

Literally "emptily spend" — to let time pass with nothing to show for it.

Examples

不要虚度光阴。

Bùyào xūdù guāngyīn.

Don't waste your time.

他虚度了整个暑假。

Tā xūdù le zhěnggè shǔjià.

He wasted the entire summer vacation.

Tips

usage

虚度光阴 (xūdù guāngyīn) and 虚度年华 (xūdù niánhuá) are common set phrases. Both mean "to waste one's time/youth." 虚度 almost always takes a time-related object.

Stroke Order

虚 xū

度 dù