shù
lǎn

common
noun
animal

Meaning of 树懒

树懒 means sloth (arboreal mammal known for extremely slow movement, hanging upside down, and algae growing on its fur). Pronounced shù lǎn.

  • sloth (arboreal mammal known for extremely slow movement, hanging upside down, and algae growing on its fur)

Definitions & Examples

Shù
lǎn
guà
zài
shù
shàng
 
kàn
lái
hǎo
xiàng
shuì
zháo
le
 

The sloth was hanging in the tree, looking as if it had fallen asleep.

Zhè
zhǒng
dòng
jiào
shù
lǎn
 
yīn
wéi
xíng
dòng
fēi
cháng
huǎn
màn
 

This animal is called a sloth because it moves extremely slowly.

Shù
lǎn
de
máo
shàng
cháng
cháng
zhǎng
zhe
绿
de
zǎo
lèi
 
bāng
zhù
wěi
zhuāng
chéng
shù
 

Green algae often grows on the sloth's fur, helping it camouflage as tree bark.

men
yòng
fēng
de
zhuǎ
zi
dào
guà
zài
shù
zhī
shàng
 
lián
xiǎo
shí
dòng
 

They hang upside down from branches with their sharp claws and can remain motionless for several hours.

Relations

Measure Words

/ zhī
Primary
/ zhǒng