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缓慢

huǎn màn · huan man

Traditional 緩慢

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. slow
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The slow snail

  1. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)这(zhè)只(zhī)蜗牛(wōniú)，动作(dòngzuò)多么(duōme)缓慢(huǎnmàn)！

    Look at this snail. How slow its movements are!

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)啊(a)，它(tā)在(zài)同一(tóngyī)片(piàn)叶子(yèzi)上(shàng)已经(yǐjīng)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)了(le)。

    Yes. It has been on the same leaf for ten minutes.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)它(tā)知道(zhīdào)要(yào)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)吗(ma)？

    Do you think it knows where it is going?

  4. Dengdeng

    也许(yěxǔ)知道(zhīdào)，只是(zhǐshì)不(bù)着急(zháojí)。

    Maybe it does. It is just not in a hurry.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)缓慢(huǎnmàn)地(de)走(zǒu)回家(huíjiā)吧(ba)，陪(péi)它(tā)散步(sànbù)。

    Then let us walk home slowly too, and keep it company.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

由(yóu)硬(yìng)体(tǐ)到(dào)软(ruǎn)体(tǐ)的(de)转(zhuǎn)变(biàn)是(shì)缓(huǎn)慢(màn)的(de)。

The transition from hardware to software happened gradually.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by Miktsoanit · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)艘(sōu)船(chuán)逆(nì)风(fēng)而(ér)行(xíng)缓(huǎn)慢(màn)前(qián)进(jìn)。

The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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