duò

媠

Character · Adjective

lazy; idle; indolent

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

adjective

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

literary

Literary variant of 惰. Used in classical Chinese texts and formal written contexts. Not used in modern spoken Chinese.

Duò媠
zhě者
 ，
tiān天
xià下
zhī之
cán残
yě也
 。

The lazy are the scourge of the world.

Qí其
xìng性
duò媠
màn慢
 ，
bù不
kān堪
rèn任
yòng用
 。

His nature is lazy and negligent, rendering him unfit for appointment.

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Duò媠
nóng农
dài怠
gēng耕
 ，
tián田
mǔ亩
huāng荒
wú芜
 。

The lazy farmer neglects his plowing, leaving the fields barren and overgrown.