慢

The character "慢" has 14 strokes. "慢" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "慢" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "慢" are "màn" . View the stroke order of "慢">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "慢"

adj.: sluggish; supercilious; rude; slow

v.: defer; postpone

adv.: not

• sluggish : adj.行动迟缓的；不活跃的；迟钝的；缺乏活力的；性能欠佳的
• supercilious : adj.傲慢的；目空一切的
• rude : adj.无礼的；粗鲁的；粗野的；有活力的；粗壮的；强健的；粗制的；制作粗糙的；简陋的；技术不精的；拙劣的
• slow : adj.低速的；缓慢的；慢的；迟钝的；不曲折的；乏味的；无趣的；曝光慢的；小火的；弱火的
• defer : v.推迟；延迟；尊崇；推迟审判；推迟征召
• postpone : v.推迟；延迟；延缓
• not : adv.不；没有；不算；不到；恰恰相反；不是；少于

Form words with "慢"

慢扫描摄像机 slow-scan video camera

慢扫描电视 slow-scan television

急惊风遇到了慢郎中 an acute disease being treated by a procrastinating doctor―deferred action where prompt attention is needed; an urgent case receiving slow treatment

不怕慢，只怕站 however slowly you keep moving ahead, it is better than standing still altogether

Example phrases using "慢"

• 她可能有点慢，但却是个肯卖力气的人。

  She may be slow, but she always does her best.

• 飞机即将降落，请将表拨快/慢两个小时。

  The plane will soon be landing—please put/set your watch forward/backward by two hours.

• 你骑车骑得忒慢。

  You are riding the bicycle so slowly.

• 不怕慢，只怕站。

  It’s better to move on slowly than just to mark time.

• “快点，慢家伙，”乔治催促道。

  ‘Come on, slowcoach,’ urged George.

• 我一直都在进步——虽然慢但却很稳。

  I am making good progress — slow but sure.

• 慢煨这些干果，直到它们变饱满为止。

  Stew the dried fruits gently until they plump up.

• 这原子钟在今后的１００万年里既不会快也不会慢１秒钟。

  This atomic clock will neither gain nor lose a second in the next 1 million years.

• 他工作相当慢，但他非常细心。

  He's rather a slow worker, but he is very thorough.

• 慢的人，他的时间变得比别人少。

  The slow one has less time than others.