行尸走肉 xíng shī zǒu ròu — a walking corpse; (fig.) a mindless, lifeless person who drifts through life

行尸走肉
xíng shī zǒu ròu

Characters: 行 · 尸 · 走 · 肉

Definitions

  1. a walking corpse; (fig.) a mindless, lifeless person who drifts through life

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. walking corpse (idiom)
  2. zombie
  3. person who lives only on the material level

ExtDict

  1. 行尸：可以走动的尸体
  2. 走肉：会走动而没有灵魂的躯壳。比喻不动脑筋，不起作用，糊里糊涂过日子的人。

Examples

  • 人若没有理想，便如行尸走肉一般。

    Without ideals, a person drifts through life like a walking corpse.

  • 他整天浑浑噩噩，被人讥为行尸走肉。

    In his daze from dawn to dusk, he was mocked as a living corpse.