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玩日愒时
玩日愒时
玩日愒时

玩日愒时 — “To idle away one's time”

玩日愒时 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to idle away one's time”. To waste time due to idleness and pursuit of comfort; to dawdle and procrastinate. Literally, “play away days and idle away time”.

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玩日愒时 Pronunciation and Pinyin

玩日愒时 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
玩
wán8play, have fun
日
rì4sun, day, Japan
愒kài—
时
shí7time, moment, or hour

Example Sentence with 玩日愒时

他因为玩日愒时,错过了许多学习新技能的机会。
Because he idled away his time, he missed many opportunities to learn new skills.

Idioms Related to 玩日愒时

Synonyms of 玩日愒时

  • wán玩rì日kài愒yuè月idle away days and months
  • wán玩shí时kài愒rì日indulge in ease and neglect duties

More idioms starting with 玩

  • wán玩shì世bù不gōng恭cynical and irreverent attitude towards life
  • wán玩shì世bù不jī羁cynical and unrestrained attitude towards life
  • wán玩rén人sàng丧dé德Toying with others loses virtue
  • wán玩er儿bù不zhuàn转unable to manage or control effectively
  • wán玩bīng兵dú黩wǔ武to wage war recklessly
  • wán玩suì岁kài愒rì日idle away one's time
  • wán玩suì岁kài愒shí时fritter away time in idleness
  • wán玩suì岁kài愒yuè月indulge in idleness and waste time
  • wán玩nòng弄cí词zǎo藻use flowery language insincerely
  • wán玩hū忽zhí职shǒu守neglect or dereliction of duty
  • wán玩gù故xí习cháng常stick to old ways and be content

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Questions about 玩日愒时

What does 玩日愒时 mean?

玩日愒时 (wán rì kài shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to idle away one's time”.

How do you pronounce 玩日愒时?

玩日愒时 is pronounced wán rì kài shí in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 玩日愒时 literally mean?

Literally, 玩日愒时 means “play away days and idle away time”. It is used to mean “to idle away one's time”.

What is the Chinese definition of 玩日愒时?

犹言玩时愒日。指贪图安逸,旷废时日。

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