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缓解

huǎn jiě · huan jie

Traditional 緩解

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to bring relief
  2. to alleviate (a crisis)
  3. to dull (a pain)
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A sore shoulder

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)肩膀(jiānbǎng)好(hǎo)疼(téng)。

    My shoulder hurts so much.

  2. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)玩(wán)手机(shǒujī)？

    Have you been on your phone all the time?

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)。有(yǒu)什么(shénme)办法(bànfǎ)能(néng)缓解(huǎnjiě)吗(ma)？

    Yes. Is there a way to relieve it?

  4. Liangliang

    多(duō)动一动(dòngyīdòng)，可以(kěyǐ)缓解(huǎnjiě)。

    Move around more. That can relieve it.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)公园(gōngyuán)走走(zǒuzǒu)。

    OK, let's walk in the park.

  6. Liangliang

    先(xiān)把(bǎ)手机(shǒujī)放下(fàngxià)！疼(téng)就(jiù)会(huì)缓解(huǎnjiě)一半(yībàn)。

    First put the phone down! The pain will ease by half.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)吃(chī)了(le)这(zhè)药(yào)，胃(wèi)痛(tòng)就(jiù)会(huì)缓(huǎn)解(jiě)很(hěn)多(duō)。

After you take the medicine, your stomachache will be much relieved.

Tatoeba: Chinese by hsuan07 · English by mml · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

深(shēn)呼(hū)吸(xī)可(kě)以(yǐ)帮(bāng)助(zhù)缓(huǎn)解(jiě)紧(jǐn)张(zhāng)的(de)情(qíng)绪(xù)。

Deep breathing can help relieve tense emotions.

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