惰 (duò): lazy
惰 (duò) is a Chinese character meaning “lazy.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic), 左 (phonetic) and ⺼ (structural). It ranks #2874 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 惰 mind. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 忙 (máng, busy), 快 (kuài, fast, happy), 怎 (zěn, how).
Definitions
- lazy
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 懒惰adjective | lǎn duò | idle |
| 惰性noun | duò xìng | inert (chemistry) |
| 惰性气体noun | duò xìng qì tǐ | (chemistry) inert gas (esp. a noble gas) |
| 避其锐气,击其惰归 | bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī | avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom) |
| 游惰 | yóu duò | to laze about without doing anything productive |
| 偷惰 | tōu duò | to skive off work |
| 娇惰 | jiāo duò | pampered and lazy |
| 懈惰 | xiè duò | slack |
| 怠惰adjective | dài duò | idleness |
惰 appears in 9 compound words: 22 as the first character, 67 as the last, and 11 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 惰 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
懒惰是成功的大敌。
Lǎnduò shì chénggōng de dàdí.
Laziness is the great enemy of success.
虽然现在哪里都能租到充电宝,但真到出门的时候,还是经常因为懒惰或者抠门而没有及时租。
suī rán xiàn zài nǎ lǐ dōu néng zū dào chōng diàn bǎo , dàn zhēn dào chū mén de shí hòu , hái shì jīng cháng yīn wéi lǎn duò huò zhě kōu mén ér méi yǒu jí shí zū .
Although you can rent power banks just about anywhere these days, when it actually comes time to head out, I often end up not renting one in time because I’m too lazy or too cheap.
这些气体具有化学惰性,是追溯太阳风注入过程和后期改造的忠实示踪剂。
zhè xiē qì tǐ jù yǒu huà xué duò xìng , shì zhuī sù tài yáng fēng zhù rù guò chéng hé hòu qī gǎi zào de zhōng shí shì zōng jì .
These gases are chemically inert and serve as reliable tracers for tracing the solar wind injection process and subsequent modification.
耳罩依然是惰性稍高的材料,对于眼镜的兼容性出色,软而贴合,不必担心漏气问题。
ěr zhào yī rán shì duò xìng shāo gāo de cái liào , duì yú yǎn jìng de jiān róng xìng chū sè , ruǎn ér tiē gě , bù bì dān xīn lòu qì wèn tí .
The ear cushions are still made of a slightly more inert material, offering excellent compatibility with eyeglasses; they are soft and form a snug fit, so there's no need to worry about air leaks.
科学家发现小行星上的惰性元素比例与地球也存在差异。
kē xué jiā fā xiàn xiǎo háng xīng shàng de duò xìng yuán sù bǐ lì yǔ dì qiú yě cún zài chā yì .
Scientists have discovered that the proportion of inert elements on asteroids also differs from that on Earth.
它照出了我们在新技术面前的懒惰,也指明了通往强者的道路。
tā zhào chū le wǒ men zài xīn jì shù miàn qián de lǎn duò , yě zhǐ míng le tōng wǎng qiáng zhě de dào lù .
It highlights our laziness in the face of new technology, and also points the way to becoming stronger.
你迟早要后悔懒惰。
Nǐ chízǎo yào hòuhuǐ lǎnduò.
Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.
弗雷德是一个懒惰的家伙。
Fúléi dé shì yī gè lǎnduò de jiāhuo.
Fred is a lazy fellow.
他对懒惰的人很严厉。
Tā duì lǎnduò de rén hěn yánlì.
He is very hard on lazy people.
他的懒惰是他未来不好的预兆。
Tā de lǎnduò shì tā wèilái bù hǎo de yùzhào.
His laziness boded ill for the future.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 忄 (mind) component
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