Chinese word

怠工

Pronunciation

Pinyindài gōng

Meaning

  • verbshirk work

Example

他经常怠工，任务总是完不成。tā jīng cháng dài gōng rèn wù zǒng shì wán bù chéng

He often shirks work, so his tasks are never completed.

Illustration for 怠工 (shirk work)

More examples

管理层注意到有员工消极怠工后，开始加强绩效考核。guán lǐ céng zhù yì dào yǒu yuán gōng xiāo jí dài gōng hòu kāi shǐ jiā qiáng jì xiào kǎo hé

After management noticed some employees engaging in passive shirking, it began tightening performance evaluations.

Core concept

A person treats assigned work as something to evade, giving it less effort or care than the role requires.

Common phrases

  • 消极怠工xiāo jí dài gōng

    passive shirking

  • 集体怠工jí tǐ dài gōng

    collective shirking

Similar words

敷衍fū yǎn: Handling a task carelessly and only going through the motions to get it done.
偷懒tōu lǎn: Avoiding effort or taking easy shortcuts instead of doing the needed work.
旷工kuàng gōng: Being absent from work without permission.
怠职dài zhí: Neglecting assigned duties and failing to fulfill work responsibilities.

Definition in Chinese

不按要求完成自己分内的工作，敷衍塞责或以消极态度对待工作任务。bú àn yāo qiú wán chéng zì jǐ fèn nèi de gōng zuò fū yǎn sè zé huò yǐ xiāo jí tài dù duì dài gōng zuò rèn wù

Word origin

The compound 怠 (dài, "neglect") + 工 (gōng, "work") presents shirking as the neglect of one's work responsibilities.

Usage tips

  • The word usually focuses on how a person performs assigned work, not simply on whether that person is physically absent.

Other meanings

  • be lazyverb
  • skip workverb

Opposites

  • 努力工作nǔ lì gōng zuòwork diligentlyverb
  • 认真工作rèn zhēn gōng zuòwork seriouslyverb

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