懒 lǎn
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 赖 to depend on, to rely on
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
懒惰
lǎnduò
lazy; idle; indolent
Characters in this word
惰 duò
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 把长期拖延简单归咎于懒惰，往往会忽视制度激励和心理压力的影响。 Bǎ chángqī tuōyán jiǎndān guījiù yú lǎnduò, wǎngwǎng huì hūshì zhìdù jīlì hé xīnlǐ yālì de yǐngxiǎng. Simply blaming long-term procrastination on laziness often ignores the effects of institutional incentives and psychological pressure.
- 他太懒惰了，连自己的房间都不收拾。 Tā tài lǎnduò le, lián zìjǐ de fángjiān dōu bù shōushi. He is so lazy that he doesn't even tidy his own room.
- 懒惰的人很难取得好成绩。 Lǎnduò de rén hěn nán qǔdé hǎo chéngjì. It is hard for lazy people to achieve good results.
Related words
- 懒得 lǎnde not feel like doing; cannot be bothered to
- 偷懒 tōulǎn slack off; shirk work
- 急躁 jízào impatient; irritable
- 假装 jiǎzhuāng to pretend
- 任性 rénxìng wilful; self-willed
- 傻瓜 shǎguā fool; idiot
- 娇气 jiāoqì delicate; spoiled; fussy
- 软弱 ruǎnruò weak; feeble
- 忌妒 jìdu to be jealous of; to envy
- 吝啬 lìnsè stingy; miserly
- 冷淡 lěngdàn cold; indifferent; to treat coldly
- 冷落 lěngluò desolate; to neglect; to cold-shoulder