慢性
màn xìng
Pinyin
Definition
慢性
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- slow and patient
- chronic (disease)
- slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (7)
修心养性
- 1 to cultivate the heart and nurture the character (idiom); to improve oneself by meditation
好记性不如烂笔头
- 1 the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)
本性难移
- 1 It is hard to change one's essential nature (idiom). You can't change who you are.
- 2 Can the leopard change his spots? (Jeremiah 13:23)
江山易改，本性难移
- 1 it is easier to change mountains and rivers than to alter one's character (idiom)
- 2 you can't change who you are
- 3 Can the leopard change his spots?
熏陶成性
- 1 (idiom) nurture makes second nature
- 2 good habits come by long assimilation
Sample Sentences
那你是慢性中毒而不自知！再来，研究指出有机食品的营养比一般食品来得高，而且风味也比较好。
So you're suffering from chronic poisoning without knowing it! And another thing, research suggests that the nutritional value of organic food is higher than that of average food. And the flavor is better too.
白羊座的人脾气急，易冲动，不喜欢和慢性子的人交往。如果他们和你吵架，说明他们还没有真的生气。要是真的生气了，根本不会理你！
People who are an Aries have a quick temper and are easily upset. They don't like to associate with people who are easy-going. If they quarrel with you, it doesn't mean that they are really mad. If they are really mad, then they'll just ignore you!
说啊，瞧你那慢性子，等你一句话等得我花儿都谢了。
Say it! Look at you, slow-poke. By the time I'm done waiting for you, I'll be an old man.
我倒觉得没那么严重，只要加强管理，注意环保，宠物的污染问题应该可以解决。至于传播疾病，只要定期给宠物注射疫苗，平时注意清洁，一旦被宠物抓伤或者咬伤及时处理，养宠物不仅不会威胁人类的安全，反而对健康有好处。有研究表明，养宠物可以调节情绪，对心脏病和一些慢性病有治疗作用，常和宠物接触还有助于防止儿童患过敏症，增强孩子的抵抗力呢。