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  <p>懒 (lazy) is mainly an adjective (less often as a noun) </p>
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<p>Example:</p>

<p><strong>懒</strong>人 (<strong>lazy</strong> person)</p>

<p>人<strong>懒</strong> (the person is <strong>lazy</strong>)</p>

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  <p>懒惰 (lazy/ laziness) can be an adjective or a noun. </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Example: </p>

<p>由于他<strong>懒惰</strong>，他的花园里充满了杂草 (Due to he being <strong>lazy</strong>, his garden is full of weeds )</p>

<p>由于他的<strong>懒惰</strong>，他的花园里充满了杂草 (Due to his <strong>laziness</strong>, his garden is full of weeds )</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The adjective 懒惰 preceding a noun usually requires the adjectival prefix '的'  </p>
</blockquote>

<p>Example: <strong>懒惰的</strong>人 (<strong>lazy</strong> person)</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>The adjective 懒惰 after a noun doesn't require adjectival prefix '的'</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Example:人<strong>懒惰</strong> (the person being <strong>lazy</strong>)</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>懒 (lazy) can also be a noun. It is used more often in spoken language compared with 懒惰(lazy).
(Adding to @Tang Ho's answer)</p>

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compare to 懒惰, 懒  is more often be used as an adjective than being a noun. It is uncommon to say 由于 [他的懒]，他的花园里充满了杂草.  懒惰 on the other hand, is equally common to be used as a noun as an adjective.
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Anttrush
<p>What's the difference in the usage between 懒惰 and 懒? Both can be translated as "lazy".</p>

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what source would just say "lazy" for both?,  cf. bkrs:  **懶** 、 嬾
(1) (形声。 从心, 赖声。 本义: 懒惰)
(2) 同本义 [lazy; indolent; slothful]
懒, 懈也。 怠也。 一曰卧也。 --《说文》。 字亦作懒。
吾少懒学问, 晚成人。 --《宋书·范晔传》
(3) 又如: 懒待(没有精神和兴致); 懒怠(懒于做某种事); 懒得(不想, 不情愿); 懒残和尚煨芋(唐衡狱寺和尚明瓒禅师, 性子懒惰, 常吃别人剩食, 因号懒残。 李泌在寺里夜读访他时, 他正在牛粪中煨芋, 并送半个芋头给李, 叫他小心不要多讲话, 去做十年宰相。 后果如其言)
(4) 疲惫 [sluggish; drowsy]。 如: 懒困(疲倦困怠); 懒怯(疲倦虚弱)
偷懒 unwilling to work
好吃懒做 caring for nothing but eating; be gluttonous and lazy
人勤地不懒。 Where the tiller is tireless, the land is fertile.
（疲倦; 没力气） sluggish; languid:
伸懒腰 stretch oneself
身上发懒 feel languid (drowsy)
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**懒惰**  (1) [lazy; slothful]∶偷懒; 不喜欢费体力或脑力
有天赋却懒惰的艺术家
(2) [indolent]∶不勤快
这对懒惰的作家是个刺激 also find 100 samples for each, **懒**  used predicatively or with following verb (loath to), or with 于 (unlike 懒惰)  **懒惰**  used attributively or predicatively, also as noun, laziness
user6065
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"100 samples" in preceding comment refers to jukuu
user6065
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What's the difference between 懒惰 and 懒?
# What's the difference between 懒惰 and 懒?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-07-03)

What's the difference in the usage between 懒惰 and 懒? Both can be translated as "lazy".

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: what source would just say "lazy" for both?,  cf. bkrs:  **懶** 、 嬾 (1) (形声。 从心, 赖声。 本义: 懒惰) (2) 同本义 [lazy; indolent; slothful] 懒, 懈也。 怠也。 一曰卧也。 --《说文》。 字亦作懒。 吾少懒学问, 晚成人。 --《宋书·范晔传》 (3) 又如: 懒待(没有精神和兴致); 懒怠(懒于做某种事); 懒得(不想, 不情愿); 懒残和尚煨芋(唐衡狱寺和尚明瓒禅师, 性子懒惰, 常吃别人剩食, 因号懒残。 李泌在寺里夜读访他时, 他正在牛粪中煨芋, 并送半个芋头给李, 叫他小心不要多讲话, 去做十年宰相。 后果如其言) (4) 疲惫 [sluggish; drowsy]。 如: 懒困(疲倦困怠); 懒怯(疲倦虚弱) 偷懒 unwilling to work 好吃懒做 caring for nothing but eating; be gluttonous and lazy 人勤地不懒。 Where the tiller is tireless, the land is fertile. （疲倦; 没力气） sluggish; languid: 伸懒腰 stretch oneself 身上发懒 feel languid (drowsy)  
> **username_1**: **懒惰**  (1) [lazy; slothful]∶偷懒; 不喜欢费体力或脑力 有天赋却懒惰的艺术家 (2) [indolent]∶不勤快 这对懒惰的作家是个刺激 also find 100 samples for each, **懒**  used predicatively or with following verb (loath to), or with 于 (unlike 懒惰)  **懒惰**  used attributively or predicatively, also as noun, laziness  
> **username_1**: "100 samples" in preceding comment refers to jukuu  

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2017-07-03. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

> 懒 (lazy) is mainly an adjective (less often as a noun)

Example:

**懒**人 (**lazy** person)

人**懒** (the person is **lazy**)

> 懒惰 (lazy/ laziness) can be an adjective or a noun.

Example:

由于他**懒惰**，他的花园里充满了杂草 (Due to he being **lazy**, his garden is full of weeds )

由于他的**懒惰**，他的花园里充满了杂草 (Due to his **laziness**, his garden is full of weeds )

> The adjective 懒惰 preceding a noun usually requires the adjectival prefix '的'

Example: **懒惰的**人 (**lazy** person)

> The adjective 懒惰 after a noun doesn't require adjectival prefix '的'

Example:人**懒惰** (the person being **lazy**)


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### Answer by username_3 on 2017-07-04. Score: -1

懒 (lazy) can also be a noun. It is used more often in spoken language compared with 懒惰(lazy).
(Adding to @username_2's answer)

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: compare to 懒惰, 懒  is more often be used as an adjective than being a noun. It is uncommon to say 由于 [他的懒]，他的花园里充满了杂草.  懒惰 on the other hand, is equally common to be used as a noun as an adjective.  

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