Lingaku- to putter around
- to work to no avail
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to putter around
- to work to no avail
This phrase describes engaging in activities that seem busy but are essentially pointless or aimless, often giving the illusion of productivity without achieving anything substantial.
He spent the whole day puttering around, doing a lot of things, but in the end, gained nothing.
She likes to putter around, but in fact, she’s just wasting time.
This meaning conveys the sense of putting in effort or labor but without any noticeable results or benefits, leading to feelings of frustration or futility.
I worked hard for several hours, but in the end, I was just working to no avail, accomplishing nothing.
Generated collocations (experimental)
xiā máng瞎忙huó活to waste time doing things unproductivelyBái白máng忙yī一cháng场to have worked hard for nothingxiā máng瞎忙luàn乱to bustle about aimlesslyxiā máng瞎忙yī zhèn一阵to be busy for a while without any purposexiā máng瞎忙Dōng东máng忙Xī西to be busy running around with no clear goalxiā máng瞎忙zhǎo shì找事to look for things to do aimlesslyxiā máng瞎忙zhēng zhá挣扎to struggle without a clear directionxiā máng瞎忙yī一tōng通to fuss around for no reasonxiā máng瞎忙chān掺hé和to meddle in things unproductively