无所事事
wúsuǒshìshì
to have nothing to do; to idle about
Characters in this word
事 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亅 — hook
Example phrases
- 他退休后曾一度无所事事，后来开始参与社区服务。 Tā tuìxiū hòu céng yí dù wúsuǒshìshì, hòulái kāishǐ cānyù shèqū fúwù. After retiring, he was idle for a while, but later began taking part in community service.
- 假期里他整天无所事事，觉得特别无聊。 Jiàqī lǐ tā zhěngtiān wúsuǒshìshì, juéde tèbié wúliáo. During the holiday he idled about all day and felt terribly bored.
- 别在家无所事事了，出来跟我打球吧！ Bié zài jiā wúsuǒshìshì le, chūlái gēn wǒ dǎ qiú ba! Stop idling at home — come out and play ball with me!
Related words
- 无 wú no; without
- 无法 wúfǎ unable to
- 无聊 wúliáo boring; bored
- 无论 wúlùn no matter
- 无数 wúshù countless
- 无所谓 wúsuǒwèi it does not matter
- 无限 wúxiàn unlimited; endless
- 无奈 wúnài helpless; having no choice
- 无疑 wúyí without doubt
- 毫无 háowú completely without
- 大公无私 dàgōngwúsī selfless; impartial and public-spirited
- 当之无愧 dāngzhīwúkuì fully deserving; worthy of the title