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

Tā měitiān xiàwǔ dōu zài gōngyuán lǐ xiándàng.
He hangs around the park every afternoon.
Bié zhěngtiān zài jiē shàng xiándàng, zhǎo diǎn zhèngjīng shì 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