# 偷懒 (tōulǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 偷懒 (tōulǎn) means “to slack off; to loaf on the job”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to slack off; to loaf on the job
- Pinyin: tōulǎn (tou1 lan3)
- Traditional: 偷懶
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 大家都在忙着干活，你别偷懒。
  Dàjiā dōu zài mángzhe gàn huó, nǐ bié tōulǎn.
  Everyone is busy working, so don't slack off.

## Characters

- [偷](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-steal/) (tōu): to steal; (bound form) thief
- [懒](https://hanziro.com/word/lan-lazy/) (lǎn): lazy

https://hanziro.com/word/tou-lan-slack-off/

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