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年华虚度 — “To waste one's youth or prime years doing nothing productive”

年华虚度 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's youth or prime years doing nothing productive”. To idle away one's time. Literally, “Waste one's prime years idly”.

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年华虚度 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 年nián
  • 华huá
  • 虚xū
  • 度dù

年华虚度 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
年
nián6year or age
华
huá6splendid, China, flourishing
虚
xū11empty, void, unreal, humble, weak
度
dù9measure, degree, or pass

Example Sentence with 年华虚度

他现在非常后悔,觉得过去的几年都年华虚度了,没有学到任何技能。
He is now full of regret, feeling that the past few years have been wasted youth, without learning any skills.

Idioms Related to 年华虚度

Synonyms of 年华虚度

  • xū虚dù度nián年huá华waste one's prime years

Antonyms of 年华虚度

  • fēn分miǎo秒bì必zhēng争seize every minute and second

More idioms starting with 年

  • nián年fēng丰suì岁rěn稔a year of abundant harvest
  • nián年fēng丰shí时rěn稔a bountiful year with abundant crops
  • nián年jiǔ久shī失xiū修dilapidated due to prolonged disuse
  • nián年jiǔ久rì日shēn深deeply rooted over a long time
  • nián年shì事yǐ已gāo高advanced in years
  • nián年huá华chuí垂mù暮approaching old age
  • nián年zhuàng壮qì气ruì锐young, vigorous, and sharp-witted
  • nián年fù复yī一nián年year after year
  • nián年tóu头yuè月wěi尾the entire year
  • nián年fù富lì力qiáng强young, vigorous, and in the prime of life
  • nián年shào少wú无zhī知young and ignorant
  • nián年yǐ已cuō蹉tuó跎past one's prime

Questions about 年华虚度

What does 年华虚度 mean?
年华虚度 (nián huá xū dù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's youth or prime years doing nothing productive”.
How do you pronounce 年华虚度?
年华虚度 is pronounced nián huá xū dù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 年华虚度 literally mean?
Literally, 年华虚度 means “Waste one's prime years idly”. It is used to mean “to waste one's youth or prime years doing nothing productive”.
What is the Chinese definition of 年华虚度?
虚度:白白渡过。白白地度过年岁
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