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title: "Lande Meaning: 懒得 (lǎnde) Means “can't be bothered to”"
description: "懒得 (traditional 懶得, lǎnde) means “can't be bothered to; not in the mood to”. Hear its tones, see what 懒 and 得 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lande"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 懒得 mean?

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懒得 lǎnde

## can't be bothered to; not in the mood to

## Its characters

1. 懒 lǎn lazy
2. 得 de (particle) links a verb or adjective to a complement of degree or result

## In a sentence

太累了，我懒得做饭。 I'm too tired, I can't be bothered to cook.

有人干脆连拼音都**懒得**打全，每个字只敲第一个字母，输入法常常照样猜得出来。

From [汉字没有字母，中国人怎么打字？ · How do Chinese people type without an alphabet?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-do-chinese-people-type-without-an-alphabet#library-word-335-337)

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## More words with 懒 or 得

- [不得 bùdé](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bude)
- [不得不 bùdébù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budebu)
- [不得了 bùdeliǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budeliao)
- [不由得 bùyóude](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buyoude)
- [得到 dédào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dedao)
- [得分 défēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/defen)
- [得了吧 déleba](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/deleba)
- [得以 déyǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/deyi)
- [得知 dézhī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dezhi)
- [得罪 dézuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dezui)

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