碌碌无为 (liù) — mediocre and without achievement; to lead a humdrum and ineffectual life
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning a lifetime of mediocrity and no real achievement — strongly self-critical. Used as a predicate or after 地, e.g. 一辈子碌碌无为.
idiom
mediocre and without achievementto lead a humdrum and ineffectual life
Examples
- 碌碌无为。Tā bù xiǎng yí bèi zi liù.He doesn't want to be mediocre and achieve nothing his whole life.
- ，碌碌无为。Hěn duō rén nián qīng shí xióng xīn bó bó, zuì hòu què liù.Many people are ambitious when young, but end up mediocre and without achievement.
- 碌碌无为，。Tā jué de zì jǐ zhè xiē nián liù, hěn hòu huǐ méi yǒu nǔ lì.He feels that he has been mediocre and unaccomplished these years, and regrets not working harder.
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