游手

遊手

yóushǒu

verb

Meanings

1 to be idle; loaf around
2 to idle (one's hands)

Characters

to wander; drift

Examples

HSK 3

村里游手的年轻人越来越少。

Cūnlǐ yóushǒu de niánqīngrén yuèláiyuè shǎo.

There are fewer and fewer idle young men in the village.

HSK 7-9

他整天游手,没个正经事做。

Tā zhěngtiān yóushǒu, méi ge zhèngjīngshì zuò.

He loafs around all day with no real occupation.

Tips

usage

More commonly seen as part of the four-character idiom 游手好闲 ('idle hands fond of leisure' = bum around). Glossed as 闲空着手 ('hands left empty / idle') or 闲荡不务正业 ('drifting around without honest work').

Stroke Order

游 yóu

手 shǒu