缓慢

緩慢

huǎnmàn

adjective HSK 7-9 #8,376

Meanings

1 slow; unhurried; sluggish

Characters

slow; to delay; to postpone

slow; unhurried

Both characters mean 'slow' — the doubling emphasizes the slowness.

Examples

他的恢复过程非常缓慢。

Tā de huīfù guòchéng fēicháng huǎnmàn.

His recovery process was very slow.

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.

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