Chinese Word: 懒 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

懒 (Trad.: 懶)HSK 4

Pinyin: lǎn

English Definition: lazy

Chinese Definition:
①怠惰，与“勤”相对：懒汉。懒怠。懒散。懒洋洋。
②疲倦，没力气：伸懒腰。浑身酸懒。

Synonym: 惰

Antonyms: 勤

Total strokes: 16; Radical: 心

Pictophonetic:赖 indicates the sound; 忄 (heart) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 忄 [ xīn ] heart; mind; soul
- 赖 [ lài ] to depend on, to rely on; to bilk, to deny; poor

Similar Characters: 攋

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偷懒HSK 5	tōu lǎn	to goof off; to be lazy
懒惰HSK 6	lǎn duò	idle; lazy
懒散	lǎn sǎn	inactive; careless; lazy; indolent; negligent
懒汉	lǎn hàn	idle fellow; lazybones
慵懒	yōng lǎn	languid; indolent

1		yǒu shí 有时 wǒ huì 我会 lǎn dé 懒得 zuò fàn 做饭。 Sometimes I feel too lazy to cook.
2		xīng qī tiān 星期天， wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 shuì lǎn jiào 睡懒觉。 On Sunday, I like to sleep in.
3		tā 他 hěn 很 lǎn 懒， cóng bù 从不 gān 干 jiā wù 家务。 He is very lazy and never does housework.
4		tōu lǎn 偷懒 huì 会 yǐng xiǎng 影响 nǐ 你 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 biǎo xiàn 表现。 Slacking off will affect your work performance.
5		wǒ 我 tài 太 lǎn 懒 le 了， bù xiǎng 不想 qù 去 duàn liàn 锻炼 shēn tǐ 身体。 I am too lazy to exercise.

1		yǒu shí 有时 wǒ huì 我会 lǎn dé 懒得 zuò fàn 做饭。 Sometimes I feel too lazy to cook.
2		xīng qī tiān 星期天， wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 shuì lǎn jiào 睡懒觉。 On Sunday, I like to sleep in.
3		tā 他 hěn 很 lǎn 懒， cóng bù 从不 gān 干 jiā wù 家务。 He is very lazy and never does housework.
4		tōu lǎn 偷懒 huì 会 yǐng xiǎng 影响 nǐ 你 de 的 gōng zuò 工作 biǎo xiàn 表现。 Slacking off will affect your work performance.
5		wǒ 我 tài 太 lǎn 懒 le 了， bù xiǎng 不想 qù 去 duàn liàn 锻炼 shēn tǐ 身体。 I am too lazy to exercise.