缓缓

緩緩

huǎnhuǎn

adverb HSK 7 #14,169

Meanings

1 slowly
2 unhurriedly
3 gradually

Characters

slow; unhurried

slow; unhurried

Examples

太阳缓缓地升起来了。

Tàiyáng huǎnhuǎn de shēng qǐlái le.

The sun rose slowly.

他缓缓地走向舞台。

Tā huǎnhuǎn de zǒu xiàng wǔtái.

He walked slowly toward the stage.

Tips

usage

缓缓 is more literary and elegant than 慢慢. It is commonly used in written language and narration to convey a sense of graceful slowness.

Stroke Order

缓 huǎn