怠工 dàigōng to slacken off in one's work
to slacken off in one's work; to go slow (as a form of strike)
How to remember 怠工: 怠 idle + 工 work = to slacken off in one's work.
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How it is used
- To deliberately slack off at work, a work slowdown - 工人以怠工表示抗议 (gōngrén yǐ dàigōng biǎoshì kàngyì) the workers protested by slowing down.
- A specific labor-action sense of intentional under-performance (a soft strike), not just being lazy (偷懒).
- Formal; 消极怠工 (passive work slowdown) is a common fixed phrase.