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慵懒 (yōng lǎn) — languid, lazily relaxed (in a pleasant or comfortable way)

Definition

Literary word for a slow, pleasantly lazy mood or appearance — softer and more poetic than 懒 (lazy), which suggests a negative character trait rather than a relaxed atmosphere.

verb
languidlazily relaxed (in a pleasant or comfortable way)

Examples

  • ，，慵懒。
    Wǔ hòu, yáng guāng zhào jìn lái, zhěng gè fáng jiān dōu xiǎn de hěn yōng lǎn.
    In the afternoon, sunlight streams in, and the whole room feels very languid.
  • 慵懒。
    Yì zhī yōng lǎn de māo pā zài chuāng tái shàng dǎ dǔn.
    A languid cat lay on the windowsill dozing.
  • ，慵懒。
    Tā shēn le gè lǎn yāo, yí fù yōng lǎn de yàng zi.
    He stretched and looked all languid.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

慵yōnglazy
懒lǎnlazy

慵 and 懒 both convey laziness, so together they mean sluggish.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 懶; 懒 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
忄Written in full as心xīnheart
Sound part声符shēngfú
賴
賴lài懶lǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 懶 pairs 忄 (heart) with 賴, which gives the sound; the simplified 懒 is a later shorthand.

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