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idle
inert
to skive off work
to laze about without doing anything productive
idleness
pampered and lazy
slack
inert gas
Notice where 惰 sits in each complete thought.
His laziness was a bad omen for the future.
Source: Tatoeba #812351 · CC BY 2.0 FRTom is no longer a lazy child.
Source: Tatoeba #1704359 · CC BY 2.0 FRTom isn't as lazy as you think he is.
Source: Tatoeba #9489477 · CC BY 2.0 FRSooner or later, you will regret your idleness.
Source: Tatoeba #10342280 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe is very hard on lazy people.
Source: Tatoeba #718451 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe scolded his son for being lazy.
Source: Tatoeba #768239 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.