混事 (hùn shì) — to muddle along at work, to coast through a job without real effort
Definition
混事 means to drift or coast at a job without real effort or learning. It carries a negative judgment — the person is just passing time, not building skills.
verb
to muddle along at work, to coast through a job without real effort
Examples
- 混事，。Tā měi tiān shàng bān jiù shì hùn shì, bù xiǎng xué xīn dōng xī.He just muddles along at work every day and doesn't want to learn anything new.
- ，。Zài zhè ge gōng sī hùn le jǐ nián shì, shén me yě méi xué huì.After drifting along at this company for a few years, I haven't learned anything.
- 混事，。Bié hùn shì le, rèn zhēn zuò diǎn shì ba.Stop coasting — do something seriously.
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