Definition
懒得 (lǎn de) means not feeling like doing something because one is too lazy or uninterested — it's about a momentary lack of motivation. Unlike 偷懒 (tōu lǎn), which implies deliberately shirking duties, and 不屑 (bù xiè), which means disdaining something as beneath one's dignity, 懒得 conveys a casual, personal disinclination.
verb
not to feel like (doing sth)disinclined to (due to laziness or lack of interest)
Examples
- ，懒得。Jīntiān tiānqì bù hǎo, wǒ lǎn de qù jiànshēnfáng le.The weather is bad today, so I don't feel like going to the gym.
- 懒得，。Tā lǎn de fùxí, jiéguǒ kǎoshì méi jígé.He didn't feel like reviewing, so he ended up failing the exam.
- 懒得，。Zhōumò wǒ lǎn de qǐchuáng, yìzhí tǎng dào zhōngwǔ.On weekends I don't feel like getting up and just lie in bed until noon.
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