Meaning
lazy
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “lan” becomes a different word in each tone. 懒 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 懒惰lǎn duòidle; lazy
- 懒得lǎn deto not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to
- 偷懒tōu lǎnto goof off; to be lazy
- 懒人lǎn rénlazy person
- 懒音lǎn yīn(linguistics) phonological reduction; lazy pronunciation; allegro speech
Example Sentence
学习上不能偷懒，要勤奋努力。Xué xí shàng bù néng tōu lǎn, yào qín fèn nǔ lì.In studying, one must not be lazy but should be diligent.
学习Xué xíto learn上shàngon不能bù néngcannot偷懒tōu lǎnto goof off，要yàoto want勤奋qín fènhardworking努力nǔ lìhard-working。