缓 huǎn

slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay

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DEFINITIONS

  • slow, leisurely
  • to postpone, delay
  • slow
  • unhurried
  • sluggish
  • gradual
  • not tense
  • relaxed
  • to postpone
  • to defer
  • to stall
  • to stave off
  • to revive
  • to recuperate

STROKES

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WORDS

缓解 huǎn jiě
HSK 5
to bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
缓和 huǎn hé
HSK 6
to ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay; to make more mild
迟缓 chí huǎn
HSK 6
slow; sluggish
刻不容缓 kè bù róng huǎn
HSK 6
to brook no delay; to demand immediate action
缓慢 huǎn màn slow; slow-moving
缓刑 huǎn xíng suspended sentence; probation
缓缓 huǎn huǎn slowly; unhurriedly; little by little
减缓 jiǎn huǎn to slow down; to retard
舒缓 shū huǎn to ease (tension); to relax; to cause sth to relax; to alleviate; relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing; mild (slope)
延缓 yán huǎn to defer; to postpone; to put off; to retard; to slow sth down
缓冲 huǎn chōng buffer; to cushion; to adjust to sharp changes
暂缓 zàn huǎn to postpone
轻重缓急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority
缓冲器 huǎn chōng qì buffer (computer science)
缓存 huǎn cún (computing) cache; buffer memory
缓期 huǎn qī to defer; to put off (until later); to postpone
放缓 fàng huǎn to slow; to slow down (the pace of)
平缓 píng huǎn level; almost flat; not strongly sloping; fig. moderate; mild-mannered; gentle
缓步 huǎn bù to walk slowly; to amble along; gradually; slowly
弛缓 chí huǎn to relax; to slacken; relaxation (in nuclear magnetic resonance)
死缓 sǐ huǎn deferred death sentence; commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)
和缓 hé huǎn mild; gentle; to ease up; to relax
低缓 dī huǎn low and unhurried (voice etc); low and gently sloping (terrain)
喜则气缓 xǐ zé qì huǎn joy depresses one's qi vital breath; an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)
啴缓 chǎn huǎn relaxed; unhurried
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