迟缓 (遲緩)
chí huǎn
Pinyin
Definition
迟缓 (遲緩)
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- slow
- sluggish
Character Decomposition
Idioms (5)
缓不济急
- 1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
- 2 too slow to meet a pressing need
缓急轻重
- 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
- 2 sense of priority
- 3 also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
船到江心,补漏迟
- 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
- 1 (idiom) no sooner said than done
- 2 before you know it
轻重缓急
- 1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
- 2 sense of priority