怠 dài idle
idle; negligent; to neglect
怎么记住“怠”: 台 platform + 心 heart = idle. On the sunny train platform, the student lies on a bench with no heart for work, happily idle all afternoon.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
怠 = 台 platform + 心 heart
- 台 platform sound
- 厶 private
- 口 mouth
- 心 heart meaning
On the sunny train platform, the student lies on a bench with no heart for work, happily idle all afternoon.
How it came to be
The heart gives the meaning and the platform above it gives the sound.
用法
- Slack/negligent: 怠慢 (dàimàn) to slight/neglect a guest; 怠慢了您 (dàimànle nín) sorry for the poor hospitality; 怠工 (dàigōng) a work slowdown/go-slow.
- 懈怠 (xièdài) = to slack off. Formal in tone.