偷懒

• ピンイン: tōu lǎn
• 漢字の分解: 偷 = 亻(person) + 俞 — to steal; 懒 = 忄(heart) + 赖 — lazy

意味

サボる／手を抜く

To avoid work or responsibility, often by finding ways to do less while appearing to work. Can be mildly critical or humorous depending on context. Universal experience in workplaces and schools.

例文

1. 趁老板不在，员工们都开始偷懒刷手机。
2. 这道菜你明显偷懒了，连调料都没放够。
3. 学习不能偷懒，基础没打好以后会吃亏的。

使い方ガイド

場面: work, study, daily life

トーン: critical or humorous

正しい言い方

• 别偷懒。(Don't slack off.)
• 想偷懒。(Want to take it easy.)

避ける言い方

• 把合理休息叫'偷懒' (Taking proper breaks is not 偷懒 — don't conflate rest with laziness)

起源と歴史

偷 means to steal/secretly, 懒 means lazy — to secretly be lazy.

文化的背景

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal