be lazy; slack off; avoid work
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to slack off; to be lazy; to avoid work or responsibility
informalOften used in informal contexts to criticize someone for not fulfilling their duties.
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
cóng从
bù不
tōu偷
lǎn懒
。
He never slacks off when doing work.
Bié别
tōu偷
lǎn懒
，
gǎn赶
jǐn紧
bǎ把
zuò作
yè业
xiě写
wán完
。
Don't be lazy, finish your homework quickly.
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Dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
nǔ努
lì力
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
tā他
zài在
tōu偷
tōu偷
de地
tōu偷
lǎn懒
。
Everyone is working hard, only he is secretly slacking off.
Jīng经
lǐ理
fā发
xiàn现
tā他
shàng上
bān班
jīng经
cháng常
tōu偷
lǎn懒
。
The manager discovered he often slacks off at work.