Dictionary › 迟钝

迟钝

chí dùn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 遲鈍

迟钝 (chí dùn) means "slow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 迟钝 means

1. slow in one's reactions
2. sluggish (in movement or thought)

The characters in 迟钝

• 迟chílate; delayed; slow
• 钝dùnblunt; stupid

Words containing 迟钝

• 味觉迟钝wèi jué chí dùnamblygeustia; loss of food taste

Sounds the same

Read chí dùn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 迟顿inactive; obtuse

Go deeper

• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read chí dùn correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.