Chinese symbol for “slack”
不景气
bù jǐng qì
Traditional: 不景氣
slack; in a slump
The closest CC-CEDICT match for slack is 不景气 (bù jǐng qì), defined as: slack; in a slump.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “slack”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 懈怠 | xiè dài | slack; lazy |
| 煤渣 | méi zhā | slack |
| 懒散 (懶散) | lǎn sǎn | indolent; negligent; slack |
| 松动 (鬆動) | sōng dòng | loose; slack |
| 清淡 | qīng dàn | light (of food, not greasy or strongly flavored); insipid |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 不景气.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不能 | bù néng | cannot; must not |
| 不会 (不會) | bù huì | improbable; unlikely |
| 不过 (不過) | bù guò | only; merely |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
| 背景 | bèi jǐng | background; backdrop; context; (fig.) powerful backer |
| 场景 (場景) | chǎng jǐng | scene; scenario; situation; setting |
| 风景 (風景) | fēng jǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 天气 (天氣) | tiān qì | weather |
See also: Japanese symbol for “slack”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.