游手好闲

遊手好閑

yóushǒu-hàoxián

idiom #11,929

Meanings

1 to idle about
2 to loaf around
3 to be a good-for-nothing

Characters

to roam; to wander

Examples

HSK 2

别游手好闲了，去找份工作吧。

Bié yóushǒu-hàoxián le, qù zhǎo fèn gōngzuò ba.

Stop loafing around and go find a job.

HSK 3

他整天游手好闲，什么事都不做。

Tā zhěngtiān yóushǒu-hàoxián, shénme shì dōu bú zuò.

He idles about all day and does nothing.

Tips

usage

游手好闲 is always negative, used to criticize someone who is lazy and has no ambition.

Stroke Order

游 yóu

手 shǒu

好 hǎo

闲 xián