细嚼慢咽 xì jiáo màn yàn

to eat slowly (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to eat slowly (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
细 xì HSK 4
fine; thin or slender; delicate
嚼 jiáo HSK 6
to chew; also pr. jué
慢 màn HSK 2
slow
咽 yàn HSK 6
to swallow; variant of 嚥yàn; to choke (in crying)