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偷懒 (tōu lǎn): to goof off; to be lazy

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning
to goof off; to be lazy
Characters
2
Part of speech
verb
HSK level
HSK 7

Full definitions

Meanings grouped by pronunciation.

  • to goof off
  • to be lazy

Chinese explanation

  • 指贪图安逸,不愿意出力或认真做事,该做的工作或学习任务却敷衍应付。

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Character breakdown

HSK 6

to steal

HSK 4

lazy

Example sentences

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The boss was away on a business trip, and with no one supervising the office, Xiao Wang goofed off and played on his phone all afternoon.

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I only scored 60 on this exam because I kept slacking off while reviewing and didn't go over many key points.

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Mom asked me to clean the house, but I hid in my room goofing off. She caught me and gave me a scolding.

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With the coach standing there watching, none of the players dared to slack off, and they did every move very seriously.

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He is extremely diligent at work and never slacks off, so his name is on this promotion list.

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