bǎi
liáo
lài

idiom
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Meaning of 百无聊赖

百无聊赖 means utterly bored; listless; feeling utterly aimless. Pronounced bǎi wú liáo lài.

  • utterly bored; listless; feeling utterly aimless

Definitions & Examples

qíng
fēng
kòng
jiān
 
zhěng
tiān
dài
zài
jiā
 
bǎi
liáo
lài
 

During the COVID lockdown, he stayed at home all day and felt utterly bored.

tuì退
xiū
hòu
shí
bǎi
liáo
lài
 
hòu
lái
kāi
shǐ
xué
huà
huà
shí
jiān
 

After retiring, he felt listless for a while, then started learning painting to pass the time.

méi
yǒu
péng
yǒu
péi
bàn
 
zài
guó
xiāng
de
gǎn
dào
bǎi
liáo
lài
 

With no friends around, he felt utterly aimless while alone in a foreign country.

fàng
jià
qián
de
zuì
hòu
jié
 
xué
shēng
men
dōu
bǎi
liáo
lài
de
dīng
zhe
shí
zhōng
 

During the final class before vacation, the students stared at the clock listlessly.

pāng
tuó
chū
mén
 
zhǐ
néng
zuò
zài
chuāng
biān
bǎi
liáo
lài
de
fān
zhe
jiù
zhì
 

Unable to go out in the heavy rain, she could only sit by the window and flip through old magazines listlessly.