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懒得

lǎn de · lan de

Traditional 懶得

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. not to feel like (doing sth); disinclined to
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Too cold to go out

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)好(hǎo)冷(lěng)，我(wǒ)懒得(lǎnde)出门(chūmén)。

    It's so cold today. I can't be bothered to go out.

  2. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)晚饭(wǎnfàn)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Then what about your dinner?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)懒得(lǎnde)做饭(zuòfàn)，也(yě)懒得(lǎnde)洗碗(xǐwǎn)。

    I can't be bothered to cook or wash dishes.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)就(jiù)不(bù)吃(chī)了(le)？

    So you just won't eat?

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)来(lái)我(wǒ)家(jiā)做饭(zuòfàn)，好不好(hǎobuhǎo)？

    Come to my place and cook, okay?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)懒得(lǎnde)出门(chūmén)。

    I can't be bothered to go out either.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)懒(lǎn)得(de)整(zhěng)理(lǐ)我(wǒ)的(de)头(tóu)发(fa)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)就(jiù)像(xiàng)个(gè)懒(lǎn)汉(hàn)。

I'm lazy about my hair, so I tend to look like a slob.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by jkao · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)天(tiān)太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)，我(wǒ)懒(lǎn)得(de)做(zuò)饭(fàn)，叫(jiào)外(wài)卖(mài)吧(ba)。

I'm too tired today; I don't feel like cooking, so let's order takeout.

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