慢
性

Slow and patient in Chinese: 慢性 (màn xìng)

màn xìng

slow and patient

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1slow and patient
  2. 2chronic (disease)
  3. 3slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)

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慢
性

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ㄇㄢˋ

màn

ㄇ/ mㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄒㄧㄥˋ

xìng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他患有慢性胃病，需要长期调理。

    tā huàn yǒu màn xìng wèi bìng， xū yào cháng qī tiáo lǐ。

    He has a chronic stomach illness that needs long-term care.

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Related words

慢

màn

slow

性

xìng

nature

性别

xìng bié

gender

性格

xìng gé

nature

个性

gè xìng

individuality

性质

xìng zhì

nature

慢慢

màn màn

slowly

男性

nán xìng

the male sex

女性

nǚ xìng

woman

特性

tè xìng

property

性能

xìng néng

function

慢车

màn chē

local bus or train

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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