xū​dù

to waste time

  • created sense approved 虚度/虛度 · xū​dù · to waste time — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚度 / 虛度

    xū​dù

    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

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 虚度/虛度 · xū​dù · to reach an age (humble) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    虚度 / 虛度

    xū​dù

    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

    created sense