缓 huǎn
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 爰 to lead on to
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
缓
huǎn
to slow down; to ease; slow
Character
Example phrases
- 病人的呼吸逐渐缓了下来，医生才允许家属进病房探望。 Bìngrén de hūxī zhújiàn huǎn le xiàlái, yīshēng cái yǔnxǔ jiāshǔ jìn bìngfáng tànwàng. The patient's breathing gradually slowed down, and only then did the doctor allow family members into the ward.
- 疼痛过了一会儿才慢慢缓过来。 Téngtòng guò le yíhuìr cái mànmàn huǎn guòlái. It was a while before the pain slowly eased.
- 这件事不急，缓几天再办也可以。 Zhè jiàn shì bù jí, huǎn jǐ tiān zài bàn yě kěyǐ. This matter is not urgent, so it is fine to put it off for a few days.
Related words
- 缓解 huǎnjiě to ease; to relieve
- 迟缓 chíhuǎn slow; delayed; sluggish
- 缓和 huǎnhé to ease; to moderate; mild
- 刻不容缓 kèbùrónghuǎn urgent; allowing no delay
- 延缓 yánhuǎn to delay; to slow down
- 搁置 gēzhì to shelve; to set aside
- 复原 fùyuán to restore; to recover; to reconstruct
- 废弃 fèiqì to abandon; to discard
- 复苏 fùsū to recover; to revive; recovery
- 断裂 duànliè to fracture; to break
- 复活 fùhuó to revive; to resurrect; to bring back to life
- 断绝 duànjué to cut off; to sever