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

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.

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.

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