懒 (lǎn) — lazy; idle
HSK 3 | adjective | unwilling to work or make effort
懒 (lǎn)
懒 describes a person who is unwilling to exert effort and avoids work or activity.
Meanings
- [adj] lazy; idle; disinclined to work or make effort
Example Sentences
他太懒了，作业总是不做。 Tā tài lǎn le, zuòyè zǒng shì bù zuò. He is too lazy and never does his homework.
今天天气很好，我却懒得出门。 Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, wǒ què lǎn de chūmén. The weather is nice today but I am too lazy to go out.
你不能这么懒，要努力才会成功。 Nǐ bùnéng zhème lǎn, yào nǔlì cái huì chénggōng. You cannot be this lazy; you need to work hard to succeed.
周末的早上，她喜欢懒懒地睡到很晚。 Zhōumò de zǎoshang, tā xǐhuān lǎn lǎn de shuì dào hěn wǎn. On weekend mornings, she likes to lazily sleep in very late.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 太懒了 | too lazy |
| 懒得做 | too lazy to do |
| 懒惰 | laziness; lazy (more formal) |
| 懒洋洋 | lazily; in a leisurely, lazy manner |
Memory Hook
The heart radical (忄) on the left of 懒 shows this is an emotion: a heart that just does not want to move.