Definition
百无聊赖 is a four-character idiom (成语) meaning 'to be bored to the point of having nothing to do' — it describes a state of extreme listlessness, often when one is alone and lacks any interest or occupation. The literal components (百=all, 无=without, 聊=rely on, 赖=depend) convey 'having nothing to rely on for interest or support.' You can use it when you feel so bored that time seems to drag, usually in contexts like sitting around with nothing to do or feeling that the day is empty.
f.e.
extremely boredlistlesshaving nothing to do
Examples
- ，百无聊赖。Zhōumò yí ge rén zài jiā, juéde bǎi wú liáo lài.At home alone on the weekend, I felt extremely bored.
- 百无聊赖，。Tā bǎi wú liáo lài de fān zhe shū, yí yè yě méi kàn jìnqù.He listlessly flipped through the book without reading a single page.
- 百无聊赖，。Nà duàn bǎi wú liáo lài de rìzi, tā tiāntiān shuì dào zhōngwǔ.During those boring days, he slept until noon every day.
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