"Slowly" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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慢慢 màn màn slowly
缓缓 huǎn huǎn slowly / unhurriedly / little by little
徐徐 xú xú slowly / gently
缓步 huǎn bù to walk slowly / to amble along / gradually / slowly
冉冉 rǎn rǎn gradually / slowly / softly drooping (branches, hair)
徐 xú slowly / gently
摸索 mō suo to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly
磨蹭 mó ceng to rub lightly / to move slowly / to dawdle / to dillydally / to pester / to nag
姗姗来迟 shān shān lái chí to be late / to arrive slowly / to be slow in the coming
徐步 xú bù to stroll / to walk slowly
嘘 xū to exhale slowly / to hiss / hush!
蹭 céng to rub against / to walk slowly / to freeload (colloquial)
蹭 cèng to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload
讷 nè to speak slowly / inarticulate
煲 bāo to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan
大器晚成 dà qì wǎn chéng lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day
厚积薄发 hòu jī bó fā lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared
慢行 màn xíng to walk slowly
慢累积 màn lěi jī accumulates slowly / cumulative (e.g. poison)
啍 tūn move slowly
徐行 xú xíng to walk slowly / to stroll
冉冉上升 rǎn rǎn shàng shēng to ascend slowly
慢性疾病 màn xìng jí bìng chronic illness / disease that takes effect slowly
拾级而上 shè jí ér shàng to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom)
款步 kuǎn bù to walk slowly / with deliberate steps
款语移时 kuǎn yǔ yí shí to talk slowly and in depth (idiom)
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 bìng lái rú shān dǎo , bìng qù rú chōu sī sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom) / expect to convalesce slowly
细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn to eat slowly (idiom)
缓发性灾害  slowly developing disasters
彳亍 chì chù (literary) to walk slowly
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