白活

Traditional form:

白活

Pinyin (reading):

báihuó

Definitions:

• to waste one's life; to fail to make the most of one's life

Characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 活 - to exist, to live, to survive; living, working

Traditional characters:

• 白 - white; clear, pure, unblemished; bright
• 活 - to exist, to live, to survive; living, working