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慢

màn

HSK 2 Character

What 慢 means

1. slow

Example sentences

• 慢慢地
  Mànmàn de
  Slowly.
• 且慢！
  Stay!
• 且慢。
  Stay.
• 慢走啊！
  Mànzǒu ā!
  Take care!
• 慢慢来。
  Take your time.
• 走慢点。
  Walk more slowly.

Words starting with 慢

• 慢慢màn mànslowly; gradually
• 慢性màn xìngslow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
• 慢吞吞màn tūn tūnvery slow; exasperatingly slow
• 慢条斯理màn tiáo sī lǐunhurried; calm; composed
• 慢慢来màn màn láitake your time; take it easy
• 慢悠悠màn yōu yōuunhurried
• 慢跑màn pǎojogging; to jog; to canter
• 慢走màn zǒuStay a bit!; Wait a minute!; (to a departing guest) Take care!
• 慢性病màn xìng bìngchronic disease
• 慢腾腾màn téng téngleisurely; unhurried; sluggish
• 慢车màn chēlocal bus or train; slow train with many stops
• 慢待màn dàito slight (treat badly)
• 慢板màn bǎnslow tempo; adagio
• 慢步màn bùat a slow pace
• 慢火màn huǒlow heat (cooking)
• 慢热màn rèslow to heat up; (fig.) (of a person) reserved; introverted…
• 慢班màn bānremedial stream (in school)
• 慢行màn xíngto walk slowly
• 慢说màn shuōnot to mention ... (i.e. in addition to sth)
• 慢速màn sùslow; low-speed
• 慢长màn chángextremely long; unending
• 慢动作màn dòng zuò(cinema) slow motion
• 慢城市màn chéng shìslow-paced town
• 慢性子màn xìng zislow-tempered; phlegmatic; a slowcoach

Words containing 慢

• 怠慢dài mànto slight; to neglect
• 缓慢huǎn mànslow; unhurried; sluggish
• 傲慢ào mànarrogant; haughty
• 放慢fàng mànto reduce the pace (of movements, steps etc)
• 不紧不慢bù jǐn bù màn(idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely
• 减慢jiǎn mànto slow down
• 快慢kuài mànspeed
• 且慢qiě mànto wait a moment; do not go too soon
• 简慢jiǎn mànnegligent (towards guests)
• 轻慢qīng mànirreverent
• 高慢gāo mànproud; overbearing
• 放慢速度fàng màn sù dùto ease up the pace; to slow things down
• 贡高我慢gòng gāo wǒ mànhaughty and arrogant
• 放慢脚步fàng màn jiǎo bùto ease up the pace; to slow things down
• 迟慢chí mànslow; late
• 拖慢tuō mànto retard; to slow sth down
• 渐慢jiàn mànto slow down gradually; slower and slower; (music) decelerando
• 傲慢无礼ào màn wú lǐ(idiom) arrogant; disrespectful
• 傲慢与偏见Ào màn yǔ Piān jiànPride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·珍·奥斯汀
• 侮慢wǔ mànto humiliate; to bully
• 亵慢xiè mànirreverent; slighting
• 细嚼慢咽xì jiáo màn yànto eat slowly (idiom)
• 不怕慢，就怕站bù pà màn , jiù pà zhànit's better to make slow progress than no progress at all (proverb)
• 傲慢不逊ào màn bù xùnsee 傲慢无礼

Characters built on 曼

These share the phonetic component 曼 (màn), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 漫mànfree; unrestrained; to inundate
• 蔓màncreeper; to spread
• 幔màncurtain
• 馒mánused in 馒头
• 鳗mán(bound form) eel (Anguilla japonica)
• 谩mánto deceive
• 缦mànplain thin silk; slow; unadorned
• 墁mànto plaster

Characters that look like 慢

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 懂dǒngto understand; to comprehend
• 幔màncurtain
• 憧chōngused in 憧憬; used in 憧憧
• 潦liáoused in 潦草; used in 潦倒
• 缦mànplain thin silk; slow; unadorned
• 僮tóngservant boy

Sounds the same

Read màn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 漫free; unrestrained; to inundate
• 蔓creeper; to spread
• 曼handsome; large; long
• 幔curtain
• 缦plain thin silk; slow; unadorned
• 墁to plaster
• 镘side of coin without words; trowel
• 鄤place name
• 熳used in 烂熳
• 鬗head ornaments; pretty hair
• 谩to slander; to be disrespectful; to slight
• 嫚insult