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慢慢

màn màn

2-character word

What 慢慢 means

1. slowly; gradually

How 慢慢 is used in grammar

慢慢 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• Adjective Reduplication: AA, AABB (HSK 2)

The characters in 慢慢

• 慢mànslow
• 慢mànslow

Example sentences

• 慢慢地
  Mànmàn de
  Slowly.
• 慢慢来。
  Take your time.
• 慢慢吃。
  Eat slowly.
• 请慢慢说。
  Please speak slowly.
• 他慢慢地走。
  He walks slowly.
• 你可以慢慢来。
  Nǐ kěyǐ mànmàn lái.
  Take your time.

Words starting with 慢慢

• 慢慢来màn màn láitake your time; take it easy
• 慢慢吃màn màn chīEnjoy your meal!; Bon appetit!
• 慢慢吞吞màn man tūn tūnvery slow

Sounds the same

Read màn màn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 漫漫long; endless; boundless

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