拖慢

tuōmàn

verb

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

网络问题拖慢了整个项目。

Wǎngluò wèntí tuōmàn le zhěnggè xiàngmù.

Network problems slowed down the whole project.

HSK 7-9

别让一两个细节拖慢进度。

Bié ràng yìliǎng gè xìjié tuōmàn jìndù.

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

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

拖 tuō

慢 màn