惰 duò lazy
lazy; idle; indolent
How to remember 惰: 忄 heart + 左 left + ⺝ meat = lazy. With his heart set on the sofa, the teenager holds his phone in his left hand and cold meat in the right, too lazy to get a plate.
Component breakdown
惰 = 忄 heart + 左 left + ⺝ meat
- 忄 heart
- 左 left
- ⺝ meat
With his heart set on the sofa, the teenager holds his phone in his left hand and cold meat in the right, too lazy to get a plate.
How it is used
- Lazy/indolent: 懒惰 (lǎnduò) lazy, 惰性 (duòxìng) inertia/sluggishness - 克服惰性 (kèfú duòxìng) to overcome one's inertia.
- 惰性 also means chemical inertness (惰性气体 inert gases). Bound; the ingrained-laziness sense is most common.
Words with 惰
Example sentences
- 她不应该这么懒惰。 Tā bù yīnggāi zhème lǎnduò.She shouldn't be so lazy.