虚度

wǒ men bù néng xū dù qīng chūn

我们不能虚度青春。

We must not let our youth slip idly by.

xū dù shí guāng

虚度时光

pass one's time in idleness

xū dù guāng yīn

虚度光阴

fritter away one's time

xū dù yī shēng

虚度一生

mess around all one's life

xū dù sháo huá

虚度韶华

pour one's life in the sand

tā xiǎng yǒu yī fèn gōng zuò ér bù shì màn wú mù dì de xū dù jǐ nián shí guāng

她想有一份工作，而不是漫无目的地虚度几年时光。

She wants to have a career rather than just a few years of timepass.

tā xū dù le yī xià wǔ

他虚度了一下午。

He idled away the whole afternoon.