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缓慢

緩慢
huǎnmàn
adjective HSK 5 #8,376

Meanings

  1. 1 slow; unhurried; sluggish

Characters

缓
huǎn
slow; to delay; to postpone
慢
màn
slow; unhurried
Both characters mean 'slow' - the doubling emphasizes the slowness.

Examples

HSK 4
经济增长的速度变得缓慢了。
Jīngjì zēngzhǎng de sùdù biàn de huǎnmàn le.
The pace of economic growth has become sluggish.
HSK 5
他的恢复过程非常缓慢。
Tā de huīfù guòchéng fēicháng huǎnmàn.
His recovery process was very slow.
HSK 6
乌龟以缓慢的速度向前爬行。
Wūguī yǐ huǎnmàn de sùdù xiàngqián páxíng.
The turtle crawled forward at a slow pace.

Tips

usage
缓慢 is more formal and literary than 慢 alone. Use 慢 in everyday speech (你走得太慢了) and 缓慢 in writing or formal contexts (经济增长缓慢). 缓慢 often describes processes, progress, or pace rather than single actions.

Stroke Order

缓 huǎn
慢 màn