walk/drive slowly; postpone
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to walk or drive slowly
Used for describing slow movement, often for safety, leisure, or due to a physical condition.
Lǎo老
rén人
zhǔ拄
zhe着
guǎi拐
zhàng杖
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
huǎn缓
xíng行
。
The old man walked slowly in the park with a cane.
Qián前
fāng方
shī施
gōng工
，
chē车
liàng辆
qǐng请
huǎn缓
xíng行
。
Construction ahead, please drive slowly.
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Shān山
lù路
qí崎
qū岖
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
huǎn缓
xíng行
。
The mountain road is rugged, so we can only proceed slowly.
verb
to postpone; to defer; to delay implementation
formalOften used in formal contexts regarding plans, policies, or decisions. Implies a temporary delay rather than cancellation.
Yóu由
yú于
yù预
suàn算
bù不
zú足
，
xīn新
xiàng项
mù目
bèi被
jué决
dìng定
huǎn缓
xíng行
。
Due to insufficient budget, the new project was decided to be postponed.
Zhè这
xiàng项
gǎi改
gé革
cuò措
shī施
xū需
yào要
huǎn缓
xíng行
，
yǐ以
biàn便
shōu收
jí集
gèng更
duō多
yì意
jiàn见
。
This reform measure needs to be deferred in order to collect more opinions.
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Yuán原
dìng定
yú于
xià下
zhōu周
de的
huì会
yì议
jiāng将
huǎn缓
xíng行
zhì至
xià下
gè个
yuè月
。
The meeting originally scheduled for next week will be postponed until next month.