xiè

common

Meaning of

懈 means slack; loose; relaxed; not tense; negligent; remiss; lazy in performing duties. Pronounced xiè.

  • slack; loose; relaxed; not tense
  • negligent; remiss; lazy in performing duties
  • to slacken; to let up; to relax efforts (typically used in negative constructions)

Character Info

Radical
Strokes16
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
gēn
shéng
zi
tài
xiè
le
 
yào
jǐn
 

This rope is too slack and needs to be tightened.

zuì
jìn
gōng
zuò
tài
hěn
xiè
 

His work attitude has been very slack lately.

Fáng
shǒu
néng
yǒu
rèn
sōng
xiè
 

The defense cannot have any slack whatsoever.

Qín
xián
tài
xiè
 
shēng
yīn
jiù
zhǔn
le
 

If the guitar strings are too loose, the sound will be off.

Jià
jié
shù
hòu
 
jiā
de
jīng
shén
dōu
yǒu
xiē
sōng
xiè
 

After the holiday ended, everyone's spirits were somewhat slack.