偷懒 (tōu lǎn) — to slack off, to goof off, to shirk (work or study)
Definition
偷懒 (tōulǎn) means to slack off or goof off at work or study, implying deliberate avoidance. Unlike 推卸 (shirk responsibility/ blame) or 逃避 (evade), it focuses on being lazy rather than dodging blame.
verb
to slack offto goof offto shirk (work or study)
Examples
- 偷懒，。Tā jīn tiān yòu tōu lǎn le, méi yǒu wán chéng rèn wu.He slacked off again today and didn't finish the task.
- 。Wǒ cóng xiǎo dào dà cóng lái méi yǒu tōu guò lǎn.I have never slacked off from childhood to adulthood.
- 偷懒，。Shàng bān shí bú yào tōu lǎn, bǎ gōng zuò zuò wán zài shuō.Don't slack off — finish the work first.
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