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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

缓慢 [huǎnmàn]
  1. 1. adjective slow

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

缓慢 [huǎnmàn]
  1. 1. slow; lazy
    进展缓慢
    make slow progress
    动作缓慢
    slow in action; slowmoving

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

缓慢 [huǎnmàn]
  1. 1. (速度)慢;不快
    节奏缓慢

Examples

动作敏捷(缓慢)
quick (slow) in one's movements
进展缓慢
make slow progress
他年迈体衰,举动越来越缓慢
He's old and infirm, and his movements are getting slower and slower.
他拖着疲弱的双腿缓慢地往前走。
He dragged his tired legs slowly along.
行动缓慢
move slowly; be slowmoving
出丧队伍缓慢地前行。
The funeral procession moved forward very slowly.
让狼孩适应人类社会,这是一个比较缓慢的过程。
It takes a long time for a feral child to adapt to human society.
据科学发现:地球磁场极正在发生缓慢的偏移。
Scientific discoveries say that the earth's pole is drifting off slowly course.
缓慢

Collocations

十分缓慢
rather slowly
行动缓慢
to be tardy
缓慢回升
to slowly rise
缓慢的速度
low speed

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