拖慢

tuōmàn

verb

Meanings

1 to slow down
2 to retard
3 to drag down (the pace of)

Characters

Examples

网络问题拖慢了整个项目。

Wǎngluò wèntí tuōmàn le zhěnggè xiàngmù.

Network problems slowed down the whole project.

别让一两个细节拖慢进度。

Bié ràng yī liǎng gè xìjié tuōmàn jìndù.

Don't let one or two details slow the progress.

Tips

memory

Resultative verb: 拖 (tuō, to drag) + 慢 (màn, slow) = drag-and-make-slow. The 慢 is the result of the 拖.

Stroke Order

拖 tuō

慢 màn