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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

慢吞吞 [màntūntūn]
  1. 1. adjective Slow; tardy.
    他总是这样慢慢悠悠的, 遇到什么事情都不着急。
    He is such a slowcoach that he won’t feel urgency whatever happens.
    他做什么事情都是这样慢吞吞的。
    He goes at such a leisurely pace in doing everything.
    那辆车慢慢悠悠地开过来了。
    他做事总是慢吞吞的, 让人干着急。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

慢吞吞 [màntūntūn]
  1. 1. 慢腾腾。

Examples

慢吞吞地从坐位上站起来,开始一字一板地讲话。
He rose slowly from his chair and began to speak in a deliberate way. 一字一板
他做什么事情都是这样慢吞吞的。
He goes at such a leisurely pace in doing everything. 慢吞吞
他做事总是慢吞吞的, 让人干着急。 慢吞吞
He will do it in his own sweet time.
他会由着性子慢吞吞地做这件事的。
to dawdle over (doing) sth
慢吞吞做某事 dawdle
to be quick/slow off the mark (in doing sth)
不失时机地/慢吞吞地开始(做某事) mark

Word Decomposition


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