live off others without working; be unemployed
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb phrase
to eat idly; to live off others without contributing
neutral形容一个人不工作、不劳动，依赖他人生活。常含轻微批评意味。
Tā他
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
jiù就
zài在
jiā家
chī吃
xián闲
fàn饭
，
yě也
bù不
zhǎo找
gōng工
zuò作
。
After graduation, he just stayed at home eating idly and didn't look for a job.
Zhè这
ge个
gōng公
sī司
bù不
yǎng养
chī吃
xián闲
fàn饭
de的
rén人
。
This company doesn't support people who don't pull their weight.
verb phrase
to be unemployed; to have no income
informal强调没有职业和经济来源的状态，常与家庭语境连用。
Liǎng两
ge个
hái孩
zi子
dōu都
gōng工
zuò作
le了
，
jiā家
lǐ里
méi没
yǒu有
chī吃
xián闲
fàn饭
de的
le了
。
Both children are working now, so there's no one idle at home.
Tā他
shī失
yè业
hòu后
zài在
jiā家
chī吃
le了
bàn半
nián年
xián闲
fàn饭
。
After losing his job, he was idle at home for half a year.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
ràng让
hái孩
zi子
yī一
zhí直
chī吃
xián闲
fàn饭
，
děi得
gǔ鼓
lì励
tā他
zì自
lì立
。
We can't let the child remain unemployed forever; we need to encourage him to be self-reliant.