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huǎn
HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. slow
  2. 2. unhurried
  3. 3. sluggish
  4. 4. gradual
  5. 5. not tense
  6. 6. relaxed
  7. 7. to postpone
  8. 8. to defer
  9. 9. to stall
  10. 10. to stave off
  11. 11. to revive
  12. 12. to recuperate

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2889860)

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Words Containing 缓

和缓
hé huǎn

mild

趋缓
qū huǎn

to slow down

缓期
huǎn qī

to defer

缓冲
huǎn chōng

buffer

空气缓冲间
kōng qì huǎn chōng jiān

air lock

高速缓存
gāo sù huǎn cún

cache (computing)

松缓
sōng huǎn

to loosen

缓气
huǎn qì

to get one's breath back

低缓
dī huǎn

low and unhurried (voice etc)

高速缓冲存储器
gāo sù huǎn chōng cún chǔ qì

cache (computing)

心跳过缓
xīn tiào guò huǎn

bradycardia

徐缓
xú huǎn

slow

沉缓
chén huǎn

unhurried

啴缓
chǎn huǎn

relaxed

缓办
huǎn bàn

to postpone

死刑缓期执行
sǐ xíng huǎn qī zhí xíng

deferred death sentence

缓缓
huǎn huǎn

slowly

缓存
huǎn cún

(computing) cache

缓刑
huǎn xíng

suspended sentence

平缓
píng huǎn

level; almost flat; not strongly sloping

缓发中子
huǎn fā zhōng zǐ

delayed neutron

缓和
huǎn hé

to ease (tension)

缓步
huǎn bù

to walk slowly

缓兵之计
huǎn bīng zhī jì

delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite

纾缓
shū huǎn

to relax

暂缓
zàn huǎn

to postpone

喜则气缓
xǐ zé qì huǎn

joy depresses one's qi vital breath

紧张缓和
jǐn zhāng huǎn hé

detente

缓动
huǎn dòng

sluggish

死缓
sǐ huǎn

deferred death sentence

宽缓
kuān huǎn

tensions relax

缓解
huǎn jiě

to bring relief

迟缓
chí huǎn

slow

迂缓
yū huǎn

dilatory

缓急
huǎn jí

priority

延缓
yán huǎn

to defer

轻重缓急
qīng zhòng huǎn jí

slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first

缓冲器
huǎn chōng qì

buffer (computing)

缓慢
huǎn màn

slow

从缓
cóng huǎn

not to hurry

刻不容缓
kè bù róng huǎn

to brook no delay

舒缓
shū huǎn

to ease (tension)

缓急轻重
huǎn jí qīng zhòng

slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first

缓急相济
huǎn jí xiāng jì

to help one another in difficulty

缓征
huǎn zhēng

to suspend taxes momentarily

放缓
fàng huǎn

to slow

展缓
zhǎn huǎn

to postpone

缓降
huǎn jiàng

to decrease gradually

缓降器
huǎn jiàng qì

cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire)

缓不济急
huǎn bù jì jí

lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation

缓期付款
huǎn qī fù kuǎn

to defer payment

缓聘
huǎn pìn

to defer employment

缓颊
huǎn jiá

to urge reconciliation

弛缓
chí huǎn

to relax

减缓
jiǎn huǎn

to slow down