邋遢 (lā ta) — unkempt, slovenly, messy
Definition
Describes a person's appearance, clothes, or living space as messy and careless — untidy hair, wrinkled clothes, a disordered room. Slangy and colloquial, stronger than just 乱.
adjective
unkemptslovenlymessy
Examples
- 邋遢,。Tā jīn tiān chuān dé hěn lā ta, tóu fa yě luàn zāo zāo de.He's dressed very slovenly today, and his hair is a mess.
- 邋遢,。Nǐ de fáng jiān tài lā ta le, gāi shōu shi yí xià.Your room is too messy; you should tidy it up.
- ,邋遢。Tā píng shí hěn zhù yì xíng xiàng, cóng bú ràng zì jǐ xiǎn de lā ta.She usually pays attention to her image and never lets herself look unkempt.
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