Definitions
- 1. slow
- 2. unhurried
- 3. sluggish
- 4. gradual
- 5. not tense
- 6. relaxed
- 7. to postpone
- 8. to defer
- 9. to stall
- 10. to stave off
- 11. to revive
- 12. to recuperate
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Common mistakes
Don't confuse 缓 (slow/postpone) with 暖 (warm). They differ in tone and radical: 缓 is second tone, 暖 is third tone.
Formality
缓 is more formal than 慢. Use 慢 in everyday speech for 'slow' and 缓 in written or formal contexts.
Example Sentences
2 shown请稍 缓 一下，我马上回来。
下坡道 缓 。
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Words Containing 缓
to brook no delay
to defer
to ease (tension)
slow
slowly
to bring relief
slow
low and unhurried (voice etc)
mild
joy depresses one's qi vital breath
relaxed
relieved
to postpone
level; almost flat; not strongly sloping
to relax
slow
not to hurry
bradycardia
to slow
to postpone
deferred death sentence
deferred death sentence
unhurried
to slow down
air lock
to relax
detente
lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
suspended sentence
sluggish
(computing) cache
to suspend taxes momentarily
priority
to help one another in difficulty
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
to defer
to defer payment
to walk slowly
to get one's breath back
delayed neutron
to defer employment
buffer
buffer (computing)
to postpone
to decrease gradually
cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire)
to urge reconciliation
to ease (tension)
to slow down
slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
dilatory
cache (computing)
cache (computing)
to loosen