缓

Slow in Chinese: 缓 (huǎn)

huǎn

slow

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 緩1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1slow
  2. 2unhurried
  3. 3sluggish
  4. 4gradual
  5. 5not tense
  6. 6relaxed
  7. 7to postpone
  8. 8to defer
  9. 9to stall
  10. 10to stave off
  11. 11to revive
  12. 12to recuperate

Stroke order

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缓

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄢˇ

huǎn

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

缓

Simplified

緩

Traditional

Example sentences

See 缓 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你先别急，缓一缓再说。

    nǐ xiān bié jí， huǎn yi huǎn zài shuō。

    Don't rush; take a moment before you go on.

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Related words

缓解

huǎn jiě

to bring relief

缓和

huǎn hé

to ease (tension)

缓缓

huǎn huǎn

slowly

缓慢

huǎn màn

slow

延缓

yán huǎn

to defer

幻觉

huàn jué

illusion

幻影

huàn yǐng

phantom

唤起

huàn qǐ

to waken (to action)

换成

huàn chéng

to exchange (sth) for (sth else)

换取

huàn qǔ

to obtain (sth) in exchange

换位

huàn wèi

to swap places

换言之

huàn yán zhī

in other words

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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