闲荡

閒蕩
xiándàng
verb #33,264

Meanings

  1. 1 to loaf around
  2. 2 to wander aimlessly
  3. 3 to hang about

Examples

HSK 3
Tā měitiān xiàwǔ dōu zài gōngyuán lǐ xiándàng.
He hangs around the park every afternoon.
HSK 7-9
Bié zhěngtiān zài jiēshàng xiándàng, zhǎo diǎn zhèngjīngshì zuò.
Stop loafing around on the street all day - find something proper to do.

Tips

usage
(idle) + (to drift/sway). Often carries a slightly disapproving tone - like English 'loaf around' or 'bum around', it suggests wasted time. Synonym: 闲逛 (xiánguàng) is more neutral.

Stroke Order

xián
dàng