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lǎn

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Definitions

  1. 1. lazy

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Words Containing 懒

偷懒
tōu lǎn

to goof off

懒得
lǎn dé

not to feel like (doing sth)

懒惰
lǎn duò

idle

伸懒腰
shēn lǎn yāo

to stretch oneself (on waking or when tired etc)

好吃懒做
hào chī lǎn zuò

happy to partake but not prepared to do any work (idiom)

心灰意懒
xīn huī yì lǎn

discouraged

慵懒
yōng lǎn

languid

惫懒
bèi lǎn

naughty

懒人
lǎn rén

lazy person

懒人沙发
lǎn rén shā fā

beanbag

懒得搭理
lǎn de dā lǐ

not wishing to acknowledge sb

懒怠
lǎn dài

lazy

懒散
lǎn sǎn

indolent; negligent; slack

懒洋洋
lǎn yāng yāng

lazily

懒汉
lǎn hàn

idle fellow

懒腰
lǎn yāo

a stretch (of one's body)

懒蛋
lǎn dàn

idler

懒虫
lǎn chóng

(coll.) lazybones

懒猫
lǎn māo

lazy bones

懒办法
lǎn bàn fǎ

to loaf about

懒驴上磨屎尿多
lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō

(proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working

懒骨头
lǎn gǔ tou

lazybones

懒鬼
lǎn guǐ

lazybones

树懒
shù lǎn

sloth (zoology)

疏懒
shū lǎn

indolent

睡懒觉
shuì lǎn jiào

to sleep in

躲懒
duǒ lǎn

to shy away from work

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