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缓 (Trad.: 緩)HSK 5
Pinyin: huǎn
English Definition: slow; unhurried; sluggish; gradual; not tense; relaxed; to postpone; to defer; to stall; to stave off; to revive; to recuperate
Chinese Definition:
①慢，与“急”相对：缓步。缓行(xíng)。缓慢。迟缓。
②延迟：缓刑。缓办。缓役。缓征。刻不容缓。
③放松，松弛：缓和。缓冲。缓解。和缓。
④苏醒，恢复：缓气。缓醒。
⑤慢徐疾急。[合]缓带(放宽衣带。从容自在的样子)；缓服(宽松的服装。对戎装而言)；缓带轻裘(宽松的衣带，轻暖的皮衣。形容从容儒雅的风度。)
Synonym: 慢
Antonyms: 急 速
Total strokes: 12; Radical: 糸
Pictophonetic:爰 indicates the sound; 纟 (thread) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 纟 [ sī ] silk; thread
    • 爰 [ yuán ] to lead on to; then, therefore, as a consequence
Similar Characters: 锾 援 暖
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Example Words
缓解HSK 5 huǎn jiě to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
缓慢 huǎn màn slow; slow-moving
缓缓 huǎn huǎn slowly; unhurriedly; little by little
缓和HSK 6 huǎn hé to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild
减缓 jiǎn huǎn to slow down; to retard
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Example Sentences
1
bīng zhā
冰渣
huǎn huǎn
缓缓
piāo
飘
zài
在
shuǐ miàn
水面
shàng
上
。
Ice chips slowly drifted on the surface of the water.
2
tā
她
xǐ huan
喜欢
wǔ shuì
午睡
lái
来
shū huǎn
舒缓
pí láo
疲劳
。
She likes to take a nap to relieve fatigue.
3
hē
喝
píng
瓶
liáng shuǐ
凉水
kě yǐ
可以
huǎn jiě
缓解
kǒu kě
口渴
。
Drinking a bottle of cold water can relieve thirst.
4
tài yang
太阳
huǎn huǎn
缓缓
de
地
cóng
从
dì píng xiàn
地平线
shēng qǐ
升起
。
The sun rose slowly over the horizon.
5
zhè zhǒng
这种
yào
药
kě yǐ
可以
huǎn jiě
缓解
nǐ
你
de
的
tóu tòng
头痛
。
This medicine can relieve your headache.
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