迟缓 (遲緩)
chí huǎn
Pinyin

Definition

迟缓 (遲緩)
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chí huǎn
  1. slow
  2. sluggish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

huǎn jiě
  1. 1 to bring relief
  2. 2 to alleviate (a crisis)
  3. 3 to dull (a pain)
shū huǎn
  1. 1 to ease (tension)
  2. 2 to relax
  3. 3 to cause sth to relax
  4. 4 to alleviate
  5. 5 relaxed
  6. 6 easy and unhurried
  7. 7 leisurely
  8. 8 soothing
  9. 9 mild (slope)
Chí
  1. 1 surname Chi
chí dào
  1. 1 to arrive late
chí zǎo
  1. 1 sooner or later

Idioms (5)

缓不济急
huǎn bù jì jí
  1. 1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
  2. 2 too slow to meet a pressing need
缓急轻重
huǎn jí qīng zhòng
  1. 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  2. 2 sense of priority
  3. 3 also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
船到江心,补漏迟
chuán dào jiāng xīn , bǔ lòu chí
  1. 1 It's too late to plug the leak once ship is in the middle of the river. (idiom)
说时迟,那时快
shuō shí chí , nà shí kuài
  1. 1 (idiom) no sooner said than done
  2. 2 before you know it
轻重缓急
qīng zhòng huǎn jí
  1. 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
  2. 2 sense of priority