懒惰

懒惰 lǎnduò

Idle (lazy)

懒惰 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體懶惰 landuo

What 懒惰 means

Idle (lazy)

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懒惰 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

懒

lǎn

Lazy

惰

duò

Lazy

How to write 懒惰

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懒惰 in a sentence

他并不懒惰，只是方法不对。

Tā bìng bù lǎnduò, zhǐshì fāngfǎ bú duì.

He is not lazy at all; his method is simply wrong.

懒惰是最难改的毛病。

Lǎnduò shì zuì nán gǎi de máobìng.

Laziness is the hardest fault to correct.

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Questions about 懒惰

What does 懒惰 mean in English?

懒惰 is pronounced lǎnduò and means Idle (lazy).

How do you pronounce 懒惰?

懒惰 is lǎnduò in pinyin — written landuo without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 懒惰?

懒惰 is written with 2 characters: 懒 (lǎn) Lazy, 惰 (duò) Lazy. Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 懒惰 written in traditional Chinese?

懶惰. The simplified form 懒惰 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 懶惰 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced lǎnduò.

Is 懒惰 an HSK word?

Yes — 懒惰 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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