Definition & Meaning

indolent; negligent; lazy and sluggish

Word usage

lǎn sǎn

懒 散

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adj.indolent; negligent; lazy and sluggish
- tā píng shí lǎn sǎn guàn le shòu bu liǎo zhè zhǒng yuē shù
  她平时懒散惯了，受不了这种约束。
  As a happy-go-lucky girl by habit, she won't allow herself to be restrained like that.
- tā bù shi nà zhǒng lǎn sǎn de rén
  她不是那种懒散的人。
  She always tackles problems straight away.
- gōng zuò shí fēn lǎn sǎn
  工作十分懒散
  be negligent at work very much
- bù yào zhè me lǎn sǎn zhèn zuò qǐ lai
  不要这么懒散，振作起来。
  Don't be so sluggish. Pull yourself together.
- shén qíng lǎn sǎn
  神情懒散
  wear a sluggish look
- tā yǎng chéng le lǎn sǎn lā ta de xí guàn
  他养成了懒散邋遢的习惯。
  He grew lazy and slovenly in his habits.
synonym
lǎn duò懒惰 xiè qì泄气 xiè dài懈怠 sǎn màn散漫 dài duò怠惰 shū lǎn疏懒 huāng shū荒疏 lǎn dài懒怠
antonym
nǔ lì努力 qín fèn勤奋 qín láo勤劳 qǐ jìn起劲 qín kuai勤快 qín miǎn勤勉 qín kěn勤恳

Word usage

Reduplication
"懒散" can be reduplicated, for example: "懒懒散散".
- 他们懒懒散散地混过了漫长的夏天。
  They lazed away the long summer days.

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