拖慢

tuōmàn
verb

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 5
Wǎngluò wèntí tuōmàn le zhěnggè xiàngmù.
Network problems slowed down the whole project.
HSK 6
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