枉费时日 — “To waste one's time”
枉费时日 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's time”. To spend time in vain; to fruitlessly spend time. Literally, “Fruitlessly waste time”.
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如果你不好好利用这些资源，只是每天虚度光阴，那只会枉费时日，最终一无所获。
If you don't make good use of these resources and just idly pass your days, you will only waste your time and ultimately gain nothing.
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- wǎng枉shǐ使xīn心jī机to scheme in vain
- wǎng枉kān勘xū虚zhāo招extract a false confession
- wǎng枉kǒu口jiáo嚼shé舌maliciously spread rumors and stir up trouble
- wǎng枉kǒu口bá拔shé舌speak maliciously and spread rumors
- wǎng枉kǒu口kuáng诳shé舌speak falsely and deceitfully
- wǎng枉mò墨jiǎo矫shéng绳distort or violate established rules
- wǎng枉chǐ尺zhí直xún寻yield a little to gain much
- wǎng枉jǐ己zhèng正rén人criticize others while flawed oneself
- wǎng枉dān担xū虚míng名bear an empty name in vain
- wǎng枉qǔ曲zhí直còu凑stubbornly follow a rigid course
- wǎng枉fǎ法xùn徇sī私bend the law for personal gain
- wǎng枉fǎ法yíng营sī私bend the law for personal gain
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What does 枉费时日 mean?
枉费时日 (wǎng fèi shí rì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste one's time”.
How do you pronounce 枉费时日?
枉费时日 is pronounced wǎng fèi shí rì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 枉费时日 literally mean?
Literally, 枉费时日 means “Fruitlessly waste time”. It is used to mean “to waste one's time”.
What is the Chinese definition of 枉费时日?
枉：徒然；日月：光阴。白白浪费时光