dài

idle

lazy; negligent; careless

platform (台) + heart (心) = a heart at rest, idle and negligent

台 lends the sound dài; the heart radical carries the meaning — a heart that has gone slack and stopped caring.

+
PlatformPhonetic
HeartSemantic

他做事从不懈,每天都很努力。

tā zuò shì cóng bù xiè dài,měi tiān dōu hěn nǔ lì。

He is never slack in his work and tries hard every day.

工作越忙越不能慢,要保持认真的态度。

gōng zuò yuè máng yuè bù néng dài màn,yào bǎo chí rèn zhēn de tài dù。

The busier the work, the less you can be negligent — you must maintain a serious attitude.

Words with 怠

不怠

bù dài

unremitting in one's efforts

不懈怠

bù xiè dài

untiring

倦怠

juàn dài

worn out

怠工

dài gōng

to slacken off in one's work

怠忽

dài hū

to neglect

怠惰

dài duò

idleness

怠慢

dài màn

to slight

懈怠

xiè dài

slack

懒怠

lǎn dài

lazy

职业倦怠症

zhí yè juàn dài zhèng

professional boredom syndrome

More characters with 台