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lǎn
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adjective Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. lazy

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Stroke order

16 strokes

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 很 to mean 'very lazy' (他很懒), or in 懒得+verb to mean 'too lazy to do something' (我懒得去).

Common mistakes

Unlike 'lazy' in English, 懒 cannot be used for a lazy day or lazy afternoon; it mainly describes a person's character or temporary reluctance.

Example Sentences

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他最近很 ,不想工作。
He has been very lazy recently and doesn't want to work.
他很
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 343917)

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