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懒 lǎn lazy

How to remember 懒: 忄 heart + 赖 to depend on = lazy. His heart is not in it, so the teenager decides to depend on his mum for clean socks again, simply too lazy to wash them.

  • 2,230. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 16 strokes
  • Radical 心

Component breakdown

懒 = 忄 heart + 赖 to depend on

  • 忄 heart
  • 赖 to depend on
The Gushi story

His heart is not in it, so the teenager decides to depend on his mum for clean socks again, simply too lazy to wash them.

How it is used

  • 'Lazy' - 他很懒 (tā hěn lǎn) he's lazy. 懒惰 (lǎnduò) is the more formal adjective 'indolent'.
  • 偷懒 (tōulǎn) = to slack off / goof off (lit. 'steal laziness'): 别偷懒 (bié tōulǎn) don't slack off.
  • 懒得 (lǎnde) + verb = 'can't be bothered to': 我懒得做饭 (wǒ lǎnde zuòfàn) I can't be bothered to cook.

Words with 懒

Example sentences

  • 她不应该这么懒惰。 Tā bù yīnggāi zhème lǎnduò.She shouldn't be so lazy.