烂板凳

爛板凳

lànbǎndèng

idiom

Meanings

1 a battered bench (fig.)
2 someone who sits idle wasting time
3 a time-waster stuck in one spot

Characters

Examples

他天天泡在茶馆里，成了个烂板凳。

Tā tiāntiān pào zài cháguǎn lǐ, chéngle gè lànbǎndèng.

He lounges in the teahouse all day — turned into a permanent fixture of the bench.

别坐成烂板凳，起来活动活动。

Bié zuò chéng lànbǎndèng, qǐlái huódòng huódòng.

Don't sit yourself into the bench — get up and move around.

Tips

memory

A bench worn out by one person who refuses to leave it. Dated, but the image is striking — picture a stool polished smooth by someone who never stands up.

Stroke Order

烂 làn

板 bǎn

凳 dèng