created sense approved 虚度/虛度 · xūdù · to waste time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
虚度 / 虛度
xūdù
to waste time
To fritter away time or let time pass without accomplishing anything; to live in vain.
虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · in vain 度 (literal) → 度 · dù · to spend
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 虚度/虛度 · xūdù · to reach an age (humble) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
虚度 / 虛度
xūdù
to reach an age (humble)
A self-deprecatory term used when stating one's own age, implying that one has aged without achieving much
虚 (literal) → 虚/虛 · xū · in vain 度 (literal) → 度 · dù · to spend
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition