慢性子

mànxìngzi

noun #91,659

Meanings

1 slowpoke; slowcoach
2 easygoing, unhurried person
3 slow temperament

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他是个慢性子，做什么都不着急。

Tā shì ge mànxìngzi, zuò shénme dōu bù zháojí.

He's a slowpoke; he's never in a hurry about anything.

HSK 7-9

我是急性子，偏偏嫁了个慢性子。

Wǒ shì jíxìngzi, piānpiān jià le ge mànxìngzi.

I'm impatient, and of all people I married a slowcoach.

Tips

mistakes

Don't drop the 子: 慢性 on its own is medical, 'chronic', as in 慢性病 'chronic illness'. The opposite of 慢性子 is 急性子, and both name the trait and the person: 他是个慢性子 'he's the slow type'.

Stroke Order

慢 màn

性 xìng

子 zǐ