醉生梦死 zuì shēng mèng sǐ

to live in a daze; waste one's life

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. as if drunk or entranced (idiom); leading a befuddled existence
  2. 2. in a drunken stupor

Characters

Character Meaning
醉 zuì HSK 5
intoxicated
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
梦 mèng HSK 4
dream; (bound form) to dream
死 sǐ HSK 4
to die; extremely; inflexible