偷 tōu
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 俞 to consent, to approve
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
偷懒
tōulǎn
slack off; shirk work
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 项目进入收尾阶段，任何部门都不能以流程复杂为借口偷懒。 Xiàngmù jìnrù shōuwěi jiēduàn, rènhé bùmén dōu bùnéng yǐ liúchéng fùzá wéi jièkǒu tōulǎn. As the project enters its final stage, no department can use complex procedures as an excuse to slack off.
- 考试快到了，他不敢偷懒，每天复习到深夜。 Kǎoshì kuài dào le, tā bù gǎn tōulǎn, měitiān fùxí dào shēnyè. The exam was coming soon, so he dared not slack off and revised late into the night every day.
- 工作时别偷懒，主管随时可能过来检查。 Gōngzuò shí bié tōulǎn, zhǔguǎn suíshí kěnéng guòlái jiǎnchá. Don't slack off at work; the supervisor may come to check at any moment.
Related words
- 偷 tōu to steal
- 偷偷 tōutōu secretly
- 小偷儿 xiǎotōur thief
- 偷窥 tōukuī peep; spy on
- 懒得 lǎnde not feel like doing; cannot be bothered to
- 懒惰 lǎnduò lazy; idle; indolent
- 顽固 wángù stubborn; obstinate; persistent
- 自私 zìsī selfish
- 退缩 tuìsuō to shrink back; to flinch
- 贪婪 tānlán greedy; avaricious
- 愚蠢 yúchǔn foolish; stupid
- 贪 tān to covet; greedy