偷懶 - To Slack Off - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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to slack off

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偷

to steal

懶

lazy

tou1lan3 • tōulǎn

to slack off

slack off, slacked off, slacking off, slacks off, loaf, to loaf

When you 偷懶 slack off you act 懶 lazy at work, making your annoying boss feel that you are 偷 stealing wages from him.

她常常偷懶不打掃。

She often slacks off and doesn't clean.

偷懶是不好的習慣。

Slacking off is a bad habit.

我喜歡偷懶，那又怎樣？

I like to slack off, so what?