Hanzi
Traditional
緩
Simplified
缓

slow/unhurried/sluggish/gradual/not tense/relaxed/to postpone/to defer/to stall/to stave off/to revive/to recuperate

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

huǎn

Bopomofo

ㄏㄨㄢˇ

Jyutping

wun6

Example sentences

緩 / 缓 huǎn
他放緩了腳步，欣賞路邊的風景。
他放缓了脚步，欣赏路边的风景。

He slowed his pace to enjoy the scenery along the road.

緩慢 / 缓慢 huǎnmàn
烏龜的動作很緩慢。
乌龟的动作很缓慢。

The turtle's movements are very slow.

復甦 / 复苏 fùsū
經濟開始緩慢復甦。
经济开始缓慢复苏。

The economy has begun to recover slowly.

緩緩 / 缓缓 huǎnhuǎn
美麗的雪花緩緩飄落。
美丽的雪花缓缓飘落。

Beautiful snowflakes slowly drifted down.

幕 mù
隨著大幕緩緩升起，演出正式開始了。
随著大幕缓缓升起，演出正式开始了。

As the curtain slowly rose, the performance officially began.

緩解 / 缓解 huǎnjiě
這藥可以緩解你的疼痛。
这药可以缓解你的疼痛。

This medicine can alleviate your pain.

疏導 / 疏导 shūdǎo
交通警察在十字路口疏導交通，以緩解塞車狀況。
交通警察在十字路口疏导交通，以缓解塞车状况。

Traffic police are directing traffic at the intersection to alleviate congestion.

延緩 / 延缓 yánhuǎn
政府決定延緩執行新的稅收政策。
政府决定延缓执行新的税收政策。

The government decided to postpone the implementation of the new tax policy.

減緩 / 减缓 jiǎnhuǎn
為了減緩地球暖化的速度，我們應該減少排放二氧化碳。
为了减缓地球暖化的速度，我们应该减少排放二氧化碳。

To slow down the rate of global warming, we should reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

二氧化碳 èryǎnghuàtàn
減少二氧化碳排放是減緩氣候變化的關鍵。
减少二氧化碳排放是减缓气候变化的关键。

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is key to slowing climate change.

Example Vocabulary

緩

huan3

slow; gradual; to delay; to relax

緩慢

huan3'man4

slow; sluggish

緩緩

huan3'huan3

slowly; gradually

緩解

huan3'jie3

to alleviate; to ease; to relieve

舒緩

shu1'huan3

平緩

ping2'huan3

延緩

yan2'huan3

to postpone; to delay; to slow down

放緩

死緩

si3'huan3

減緩

jian3'huan3

to slow down; to alleviate; to ease

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