慢 màn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 曼 long, extended, vast
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
慢
màn
slow
Character
Example phrases
- 请你说慢一点儿。 Qǐng nǐ shuō màn yìdiǎnr. Please speak a bit more slowly.
- 他走得很慢。 Tā zǒu de hěn màn. He walks very slowly.
- 这车太慢了。 Zhè chē tài màn le. This car is too slow.
- 他走路很慢。 Tā zǒulù hěn màn. He walks very slowly.
- 那个老人的动作很慢。 Nàge lǎorén de dòngzuò hěn màn. That elderly person's movements are very slow.
- 王明比李月慢。 Wáng Míng bǐ Lǐ Yuè màn. Wang Ming is slower than Li Yue.
- 你的电脑慢吗？ Nǐ de diànnǎo màn ma? Is your computer running slowly?
- 我不觉得慢。 Wǒ bù juéde màn. I don't think it's slow.
- 那个车一点儿也不慢。 Nàge chē yìdiǎnr yě bù màn. That car is not slow at all.
- 写字要慢，也要认真。 Xiězì yào màn, yě yào rènzhēn. Writing characters should be slow and careful.