lazy (adj.)
HSK 4
Traditional
懶
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
蓝 lán - blue (adj.) | HSK 3
拦 lán - bar; block; hinder (v.) | HSK 5
烂 làn - mashed; mushy; sodden (adj.) | HSK 5
Examples
他太懒了，从来不做家务。 tā tài lǎn le, cóng lái bù zuò jiāwù. - He is too lazy and never does household chores.
这只猫懒洋洋地躺在阳光下。 zhè zhī māo lǎn yángyáng de tǎng zài yángguāng xià. - The cat lazily lies in the sun.
他不是不聪明，只是太懒了。 tā bùshì bù cóngmíng, zhǐshì tài lǎn le. - He's not unintelligent, just too lazy.
他们懒得出去吃饭，就叫了外卖。 tāmen lǎn dé chūqù chīfàn, jiù jiào le wàimài. - They are too lazy to go out to eat, so they ordered takeout.
她懒得整理房间，常常一团乱。 tā lǎn dé zhěnglǐ fángjiān, chángcháng yī tuán luàn. - She's too lazy to tidy up the room, so it's always messy.
Phrases
懒惰 lǎn duò - lazy; idle (adj.) | HSK 6