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懒

lǎn · lan

Traditional 懶 / 嬾

HSK 6Old HSK 4

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lǎn 懶

  1. lazy

lǎn 嬾

  1. variant of 懶 / 懒 (lǎn)
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Too lazy to cook

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)周日(zhōurì)，我(wǒ)太(tài)懒(lǎn)，不想(bùxiǎng)做饭(zuòfàn)。

    It's Sunday. I'm too lazy to cook.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)出门(chūmén)也(yě)懒(lǎn)吗(ma)？

    Are you too lazy to go out as well?

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)。我(wǒ)什么(shénme)都(dōu)懒(lǎn)，只有(zhǐyǒu)吃饭(chīfàn)不(bù)懒(lǎn)。

    Yes. I'm lazy about everything except eating.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)做饭(zuòfàn)，你(nǐ)洗碗(xǐwǎn)。

    Then I'll cook. You wash the dishes.

  5. Liangliang

    洗碗(xǐwǎn)？我(wǒ)太(tài)懒(lǎn)了(le)。

    Wash dishes? I'm too lazy.

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01

我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)的(de)人(rén)中(zhōng)就(jiù)他(tā)最(zuì)懒(lǎn)了(le)。

He's the laziest person I know.

Tatoeba: Chinese by kaenif · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

周(zhōu)末(mò)我(wǒ)特(tè)别(bié)懒(lǎn)，连(lián)早(zǎo)饭(fàn)都(dōu)不(bù)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)。

On weekends I'm especially lazy; I don't even want to make breakfast.

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