懒汉

懶漢

lǎnhàn

noun #26,966

Meanings

1 lazybones; idle fellow; slacker
2 a lazy man; good-for-nothing

Characters

Han Chinese man; fellow; man

Examples

他是个十足的懒汉，什么事都不做。

Tā shì gè shízú de lǎnhàn, shénme shì dōu bù zuò.

He is a complete lazybones who does nothing at all.

不要做懒汉，要努力奋斗。

Bùyào zuò lǎnhàn, yào nǔlì fèndòu.

Don't be a slacker — work hard and strive.

Tips

usage

懒汉 is a mildly derogatory term for a lazy person, generally male (汉 = man/fellow). The female equivalent would be 懒婆 or simply 懒人. 懒汉 is informal and colloquial, not a serious insult.

Stroke Order

懒 lǎn

汉 hàn