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偷懒 (tōu lǎn): Be lazy (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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偷 • tōu • steal • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
tōu
偷
steal
懒 • lǎn • lazy • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
lǎn
懒
lazy
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 偷懒.
Words with
偷
偷偷
tōu tōu
stealthily
小偷儿
xiǎotōur5
Thief
偷窥
tōu kuī
Spy
偷听
tōu tīng
eavesdrop
偷情
tōu qíng
to have an affair, illicit love
偷拍
tōu pāi
to take a photo secretly, to snap covertly
偷渡
tōu dù
illegal immigration; stow away
偷生
tōu shēng
to live on borrowed time; to drag out an ignoble existence
Words with
懒
懒惰
lǎn duò
lazy; idle
懒得
lǎn de
Can't be bothered to / Lazy
很懒
hěn lǎn
very lazy
懒人
lǎn rén
lazy person
懒散
lǎn sǎn
lazy; sluggish; indolent
懒汉
lǎn hàn
lazy person; sluggard
懒虫
lǎn chóng
lazybones
懒鬼
lǎn guǐ
lazybones; lazy person
4.
How to Use 偷懒 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
人
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
de
的
rén
人
neutral
lazy person
Adverb + Verb
with
不要
bú
不
yào
要
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
Verb + Complement
with
一下
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
yī
一
xià
下
Idiom
with
耍滑
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
shuǎ
耍
huá
滑
5.
Example Sentences with 偷懒
tā
他
jīn
今
tiān
天
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
，
méi
neutral
don't be lazy
informal
Spoken
slack off for a bit
informal
Spoken
be lazy and shirk
没
yǒu
有
zuò
做
zuò
作
yè
业
。
He was lazy today and didn't do his homework.
zài
在
zhǔn
准
bèi
备
zhòng
重
yào
要
bào
报
gào
告
shí
时
，
tā
他
jué
绝
bù
不
yǔn
允
xǔ
许
zì
自
jǐ
己
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
。
When preparing an important report, he never allows himself to be lazy.
nǐ
你
zuì
最
jìn
近
shì
是
bu
不
shì
是
yòu
又
zài
在
gōng
工
zuò
作
shàng
上
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
le
了
？
Have you been slacking off at work again recently?
mā
妈
mā
妈
fā
发
xiàn
现
wǒ
我
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
，
ràng
让
wǒ
我
qù
去
dǎ
打
sǎo
扫
fáng
房
jiān
间
。
Mom caught me slacking off and told me to clean the room.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
rèn
任
wu
务
fán
繁
zhòng
重
，
dàn
但
tuán
团
duì
队
chéng
成
yuán
员
cóng
从
wèi
未
xiǎng
想
guò
过
tōu
偷
lǎn
懒
。
Despite the heavy workload, team members never thought of being lazy.
