逍遥自在

逍遙自在

xiāoyáozìzài

idiom #27,363

Meanings

1 free and easy
2 carefree and unrestrained
3 living without a care in the world

Characters

distant; roaming

self; naturally

to be at ease; to exist

Examples

退休后，他过着逍遥自在的生活。

Tuìxiū hòu, tā guò zhe xiāoyáo zìzài de shēnghuó.

After retiring, he lives a free and easy life.

那个罪犯逍遥自在，警方还没有抓到他。

Nàge zuìfàn xiāoyáo zìzài, jǐngfāng hái méiyǒu zhuā dào tā.

The criminal is still at large; the police have yet to catch him.

Tips

history

逍遥 comes from the Daoist classic Zhuangzi's chapter '逍遥游' (Free and Easy Wandering), describing the ideal state of spiritual freedom detached from worldly concerns.

Stroke Order

逍 xiāo

遥 yáo

自 zì

在 zài