懒觉 (lǎn jiào) — sleeping in, a long sleep (especially in the mo…

Definition

A colloquial noun for sleeping in or taking a long extra sleep, usually in the morning after waking up late. Often used with 睡 (e.g., 睡懒觉).

noun

sleeping ina long sleep (especially in the morning)

Measure word · 个

懒觉。
Wǒ zuó tiān shuì le yí gè lǎn jiào.
I slept in yesterday.
懒觉。
Tā yīn wèi shuì lǎn jiào cuò guò le zǎo bān chē.
He missed the early bus because he slept in.
懒觉！
Jīn tiān zhōng yú kě yǐ shuì gè lǎn jiào le!
Finally, I can sleep in today!

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

懒 (lazy) and 觉 (sleep) combine to mean sleeping in, especially in the morning.

Characters in this word

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.

忄賴懶

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.

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 覺; 觉 is its simplified writing.

𦥯見覺

Meaning part形符xíngfú

見見jiànsee

Sound part声符shēngfú

𦥯

𦥯𦥯覺jué

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 覺 pairs 見, a part that means see, with 𦥯, a part that gives the sound; simplified 觉 is a later abbreviation.

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