slowly; at a leisurely pace
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
slowly; unhurried; at a leisurely pace
informalA reduplicated descriptive adjective (状态词), often used with '的' (～的) to describe a manner or state. It emphasizes a relaxed, deliberate, and carefree slowness, not sluggishness due to inefficiency.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
chī吃
wán完
wǎn晚
fàn饭
，
jiù就
màn慢
man慢
yōu悠
yōu悠
de地
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。
Every day after dinner, he would slowly and leisurely go for a walk in the park.
Lǎo老
rén人
jia家
zǒng总
shì是
màn慢
man慢
yōu悠
yōu悠
de地
shuō说
huà话
，
zuò做
shì事
。
The elderly always speak and do things slowly and unhurriedly.
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Chuán船
zài在
hú湖
miàn面
shàng上
màn慢
man慢
yōu悠
yōu悠
de地
piāo漂
zhe着
。
The boat was drifting slowly on the lake.
Bié别
zháo着
jí急
，
wǒ我
men们
màn慢
man慢
yōu悠
yōu悠
de地
zǒu走
guò过
qù去
jiù就
xíng行
。
Don't rush, we can just walk over slowly and unhurriedly.
Kàn看
tā他
nà那
màn慢
man慢
yōu悠
yōu悠
de的
yàng样
zi子
，
yì一
diǎn点
dōu都
bù不
jǐn紧
zhāng张
。
Look at his unhurried manner, he's not nervous at all.