怠慢
Old HSK 6
怠慢 (dàimàn) · to neglect (a guest)
怠慢 (dàimàn) means “to neglect (a guest); to slight”. It is written with 2 characters: 怠 (idle) + 慢 (slow). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 怠慢 is built
The characters
怠 dài · idle
What 怠 is made of
- 台tái — platform
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 心xīn — heart
慢 màn · slow
What 慢 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 曼màn — long
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 又yòu — and
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 曼 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
不好意思，招待不周，怠慢了。Bùhǎoyìsi, zhāodài bù zhōu, dàimàn le.Sorry if we didn't look after you well.
对客人不能怠慢。Duì kèrén bù néng dàimàn.Guests must not be neglected.
Questions about 怠慢
What does 怠慢 mean?
怠慢 (dàimàn) means “to neglect (a guest); to slight”.
How do you pronounce 怠慢?
怠慢 is pronounced dàimàn.
Which HSK level is 怠慢?
怠慢 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 怠慢 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.