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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

慢 [màn]
  1. 1. adjective [缓慢] slow
  2. 2. adjective [冷漠] indifferent
    傲慢
    haughty
  3. 3. verb hold on
    且慢，我有话要说。
    Hold on – I have something to say.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

慢 [màn]
  1. 1. adjective slow
    反应慢
    be slow to react
    他看书看得慢。
    He reads slowly.
    他跑得慢。
    He's a slow runner.
    病人恢复得很慢。
    The patient is making a slow recovery.
    火车慢慢地驶进了车站。
    Slowly the train pulled into the station.
  2. 2. adjective supercilious; rude
    傲慢
    arrogant; haughty; overbearing
  3. 3. adverb used in imperative sentences, alone or before verbs
    你慢点儿吃。
    Don't rush through your meal.
    慢来，别着急。
    Take your time and don't worry.
    这事慢点儿告诉他，等两天再说。
    Don't tell him the news just now; wait a couple of days.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

慢 [màn]
  1. 1. 形 [文] 懈怠
    君子宽而不慢。
  2. 2. 形 对人没有礼貌
    慢待
    傲慢
    怠慢。
  3. 3. 形 速度低；延续的时间长
    走慢点儿
    这表慢5分钟
    慢车。
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Examples

这天气洗衣服干得慢。
The washing dries slowly in this weather.
这样办固然稳当些，可就是要慢一些。
No doubt it would be safer to do it that way, but it would be slower.
极好(快、慢)
extremely good (fast, slow)
他看书看得慢。
He reads slowly.
请说慢一点儿。
Please speak more slowly.
李清照的《声声慢》是非常著名的一首慢词。
Slow slow tune by Li Qingzhao is a very famous long and slow-rhymed ci.
你是个新司机，还是在慢行道行驶吧。
Since you are a new hand at driving, you’d better drive in the slow lane.
队伍的步伐慢了下来。
The pace of the team began to slow.
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Character Decomposition

忄
[xīn]		 + 曼
[màn]

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