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慢

màn · man

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. slow
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The slow watch

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)做(zuò)得(de)真(zhēn)慢(màn)，我们(wǒmen)等(děng)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)了(le)。

    This shop is really slow. We have waited ten minutes.

  2. Liangliang

    十分钟(shífēnzhōng)？我(wǒ)看(kàn)已经(yǐjīng)快(kuài)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)了(le)。

    Ten minutes? I think it is nearly an hour already.

  3. Dengdeng

    不会(bùhuì)吧(ba)？我(wǒ)的(de)表(biǎo)才(cái)走(zǒu)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    It cannot be. My watch only moved ten minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)表(biǎo)慢(màn)了(le)！

    Your watch is slow!

  5. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)没(méi)等(děng)多久(duōjiǔ)，原来(yuánlái)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)表(biǎo)慢(màn)了(le)。

    No wonder it did not feel long. It was my watch that was slow.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)钟(zhōng)每(měi)天(tiān)慢(màn)三(sān)分(fēn)钟(zhōng)。

This clock loses three minutes a day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)的(de)网(wǎng)怎(zěn)么(me)会(huì)这(zhè)么(me)慢(màn)？

Why is my Internet connection so slow?

Tatoeba: Chinese by jin1 · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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