







光阴虚度 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste time”. To idle away one's time; to let time slip by meaninglessly. Literally, “time idly passed”.

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Open the tool →光阴虚度 (guāng yīn xū dù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to waste time”.
光阴虚度 is pronounced guāng yīn xū dù in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 光阴虚度 means “time idly passed”. It is used to mean “to waste time”.
光阴:时间;虚:空。时光白白度过