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Definitions

  1. 1. lax
  2. 2. negligent

Words Containing 懈

不懈
bù xiè

untiring

坚持不懈
jiān chí bù xiè

to persevere unremittingly (idiom); to keep going until the end

不懈怠
bù xiè dài

untiring

夙夜匪懈
sù yè fěi xiè

to work from morning to night (idiom)

懈弛
xiè chí

slack (discipline)

懈怠
xiè dài

slack

懈惰
xiè duò

slack

懈气
xiè qì

to slacken off

无懈可击
wú xiè kě jī

(idiom) impossible to fault

松懈
sōng xiè

to relax

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