Chinese word dictionary

懒得

lǎnde · to not feel like (doing sth); to be disinclined to

Practice word

Word information

Simplified懒得

Traditional懶得

Pinyinlǎnde

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

懒lǎn

lazy, languid, listless

得dé

to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready

How to learn 懒得

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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觉得juéde

to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)

得de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

记得jìde

to remember

得到dédào

to get; to obtain; to receive

得分défēn

to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade

懂得dǒngde

to understand; to know; to comprehend