B1 Collocation Formal

虚度光阴

xu du guang yin

Waste one's time

Meaning

To spend one's time idly and unproductively.

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Cultural Background

The emphasis on 'time as a resource' is a core cultural value.

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Use it for impact

Use this when you want to sound serious.

Meaning

To spend one's time idly and unproductively.

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Use it for impact

Use this when you want to sound serious.

Test Yourself

Fill in the blank with the correct phrase.

年轻人应该努力学习,不要______。

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 虚度光阴

The context is about not wasting time, so '虚度光阴' is the correct fit.

🎉 Score: /1

Practice Bank

1 exercises
Fill in the blank with the correct phrase. Fill Blank B1

年轻人应该努力学习,不要______。

✓ Correct! ✗ Not quite. Correct answer: 虚度光阴

The context is about not wasting time, so '虚度光阴' is the correct fit.

🎉 Score: /1

Frequently Asked Questions

1 questions

It might sound a bit too serious, but it's okay if you are talking about life goals.

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浪费时间

synonym

Waste time

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