偷懒

tōu lǎn

HSK 7–9

Meaning

偷懒：故意逃避工作、职责或活动，以便节省精力或避免劳累。

To slack off; to avoid work, responsibility, or activity deliberately to save energy or avoid exertion.

常用于描述在工作、学习或日常任务中，为了轻松而逃避本应做的事情。

Often used to describe shirking one's duties, work, study, or tasks to have an easier time.

1 他总爱在工作时间偷懒，看手机。 (He always likes to slack off during work hours, looking at his phone.)
2 学生不应该在课堂上偷懒。 (Students should not slack off in class.)
3 如果你总是偷懒，老板可能会生气。 (If you always slack off, the boss might get angry.)
4 她因为偷懒而没有完成作业。 (She didn't finish her homework because she was slacking off.)
5 别偷懒了，赶紧把活干完。 (Don't slack off, hurry up and finish the work.)

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