不事生產 bù shì shēng chǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. not to do anything productive
  2. to idle away one's time

CHARACTERS

不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
事 shì affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
生 shēng life, living, lifetime; birth
產 chǎn give birth, bring forth, produce