Meaning
slow; sluggish; gradual; to postpone
Chinese: 缓慢。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “huan” becomes a different word in each tone. 缓 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 缓解huǎn jiěto bring relief; to alleviate (a crisis); to dull (a pain)
- 缓慢huǎn mànslow; unhurried; sluggish
- 缓和huǎn héto ease (tension); to alleviate; to moderate; to allay
- 迟缓chí huǎnslow; sluggish
- 刻不容缓kè bù róng huǎnto brook no delay; to demand immediate action
Example Sentence
听了他的解释，我的心情缓和了一些。Tīng le tā de jiě shì, wǒ de xīn qíng huǎn hé le yì xiē.After hearing his explanation, my mood eased a little.
听Tīngto listen to了le(completed action)他tāhe的deof解释jiě shìexplanation，我wǒI的deof心情xīn qíngmood缓和huǎn héto ease (tension)了le(completed action)一yìone些xiēsome。