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Animated Stroke Order 怠

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How to write 怠 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 怠

怠 stroke order diagram

3.

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怠

怠=台platform+心heart

The heart (心) is as heavy as a platform (台) — to be lazy, negligent, or sluggish in action.

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5.

How to Use 怠

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 怠 works in context.

Expressing Negligence or Laziness

In these words, 怠 carries the meaning of 'negligent' or 'lazy'.

怠慢 • dài màn • snub; slight • HSK 6

HSK 6

dài怠

màn慢

snub; slight

怠工 • dài gōng • Slack off from work / Shirk one's duty • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dài怠

gōng工

Slack off from work / Shirk one's duty

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 怠 is used in context

tā他

yīn因

xiè懈

dài怠

ér而

wèi未

néng能

wán完

chéng成

rèn任

wu务

。

He failed to complete the task due to negligence

gōng工

rén人

men们

jué决

dìng定

jí集

tǐ体

dài怠

gōng

qǐng请

bú不

yào要

dài怠

màn慢

yuǎn远

dào道

ér而

lái

Information

Pinyindài

Meaninglazy

Strokes9

Radical心

Traditional怠

StructureTop-Bottom

Frequency#2247

Zhuyinㄉㄞˋ

UnicodeU+6020

CangjieIRP

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工

kàng抗

yì议

。

The workers decided to collectively slow down work in protest

来

de的

kè客

rén人

。

Please do not neglect guests who have come from afar

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