慢
HSK 1freq #1770
Meanings
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- 1.slow
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Wiktionary
- 1.slow; sluggish
- 2.rude; proud; disrespectful
- 3.to be behind
- 4.slack; sluggish; remiss; idle
- 5.late
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *mroːns): semantic 忄 (“heart”) + phonetic 曼 (OC *moːn, *mons) – a character trait or behavior (of the heart), sluggish. Note that 曼 also means “long, extended”, so connotations of “take a long time, leisurely, sluggish”.
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Components
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Example sentences
慢一點。
Slow down.
請講慢一點。
Please speak a little more slowly.
汤姆走得很慢。
Tom walks very slowly.
汤姆走得很慢。
Tom walks slowly.
請開車開慢一點。
Please drive the car more slowly.
我希望你慢下來。
I wish you'd slow down.
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