Meaning
slow
Chinese: 慢的。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “man” becomes a different word in each tone. 慢 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 慢慢màn mànslowly; gradually
- 缓慢huǎn mànslow; unhurried; sluggish
- 慢性màn xìngslow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
- 怠慢dài mànto slight; to neglect
- 慢车màn chēlocal bus or train; slow train with many stops
Example Sentence
请你说得慢一点儿。Qǐng nǐ shuō de màn yì diǎnr.Please speak a little more slowly.
请qǐngto ask你you说shuìto persuade得dé(verb complement)慢mànslow一点儿yī diǎn rerhua variant of 一点。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The heart radical 忄 (meaning) plus 曼 (màn, sound): an unhurried heart — ‘slow’.
A way to remember it
An unhurried heart (忄) — slow.
Easy to confuse with
- 快‘Fast’: the opposite, also with the heart radical 忄.