怠 dài
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
怠慢
dàimàn
to slight; to neglect; to treat coldly
Characters in this word
慢 màn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 曼 long, extended, vast
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 接待规格虽然有限，但主办方绝不敢怠慢远道而来的专家代表。 Jiēdài guīgé suīrán yǒuxiàn, dàn zhǔbànfāng jué bù gǎn dàimàn yuǎndào ér lái de zhuānjiā dàibiǎo. Although the reception arrangements were limited, the organisers would never dare slight the expert delegates who had travelled such a long way.
- 客人来了，千万别怠慢，快去倒茶。 Kèrén lái le, qiānwàn bié dàimàn, kuài qù dào chá. The guests have come, so don't neglect them for anything; go and pour tea quickly.
- 对不起，今天太忙，怠慢您了。 Duìbuqǐ, jīntiān tài máng, dàimàn nín le. Sorry, we are too busy today and haven't looked after you properly.
Related words
- 怠工 dàigōng to go slow at work; to deliberately reduce work output
- 慢 màn slow
- 慢慢 mànmàn slowly
- 傲慢 àomàn arrogant; haughty
- 慢性 mànxìng chronic
- 傲 ào proud; arrogant
- 敷衍 fūyǎn to be perfunctory; to fob off
- 大惊小怪 dàjīngxiǎoguài to make a fuss over nothing
- 高傲 gāo'ào proud; arrogant
- 草率 cǎoshuài careless; hasty
- 霸道 bàdào overbearing; tyrannical
- 粗暴 cūbào rough; violent; crude and forceful