缓 huǎn

slow, leisurely; to postpone, delay

HSK 5 #1111

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

WORDS

宽缓 kuān huǎn relieved; tensions relax
展缓 zhǎn huǎn to postpone; to extend
徐缓 xú huǎn slow; sluggish; lazily; to slow down
从缓 cóng huǎn not to hurry; to procrastinate; to postpone
心跳过缓 xīn tiào guò huǎn bradycardia
死刑缓期执行 sǐ xíng huǎn qī zhí xíng deferred death sentence; abbr. to 死緩|死缓[si3 huan3]
沉缓 chén huǎn unhurried; deliberate
空气缓冲间 kōng qì huǎn chōng jiān air lock
纾缓 shū huǎn to relax; relaxed
紧张缓和 jǐn zhāng huǎn hé detente
缓不济急 huǎn bù jì jí lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation; too slow to meet a pressing need
缓兵之计 huǎn bīng zhī jì delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
缓动 huǎn dòng sluggish
缓征 huǎn zhēng to suspend taxes momentarily; to postpone military draft
缓急 huǎn jí priority; whether sth is urgent
缓急相济 huǎn jí xiāng jì to help one another in difficulty; mutual assistance in extremity
缓急轻重 huǎn jí qīng zhòng slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first; sense of priority; also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
缓期付款 huǎn qī fù kuǎn to defer payment
缓气 huǎn qì to get one's breath back; to take a breather
缓发中子 huǎn fā zhōng zǐ delayed neutron
缓聘 huǎn pìn to defer employment; to put off hiring
缓办 huǎn bàn to postpone; to delay
缓降 huǎn jiàng to decrease gradually; to descend gradually
缓降器 huǎn jiàng qì cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire)
缓颊 huǎn jiá to urge reconciliation; to dissuade from punitive action
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