虛度光陰 xū dù guāng yīn

to waste time on worthless activities

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to waste time on worthless activities

Characters

Character Meaning
虛 xū
false; empty or unoccupied; (of health) weak
度 dù HSK 4
degree (angles, temperature etc); degree of intensity
光 guāng HSK 4
light; bright; only
陰 yīn
overcast (weather); cloudy