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

HSK 3

不要虚度光阴。

Bùyào xūdù guāngyīn.

Don't waste your time.

HSK 4

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 and 虚度年华 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