Definition
混事 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning to go through the motions at work just to get by, without real effort or ambition. It carries a negative connotation — you're coasting, not contributing. The object 事 can split off when you add modifiers: 混口饭吃 ('scrape by'), 混了几年事 ('drifted along for a few years'). It's different from 工作 (neutral 'work') or 打工 ('work a job').
v.o.
to muddle along at workto coast through a job without real effort
Examples
- 混事，。Tā měitiān shàngbān jiùshì hún, bù xiǎng xué xīn dōngxi.He just muddles along at work every day and doesn't want to learn anything new.
- ，。Zài zhège gōngsī hùn le jǐ nián shì, shénme yě méi xuéhuì.After drifting along at this company for a few years, I haven't learned anything.
- 混事，。Bié hún le, rènzhēn zuò diǎn shì ba.Stop coasting — do something seriously.
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