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Usage note

表示速度不快,也可以说一点。

màn biǎo shì sù dù bú kuài, yě kě yǐ shuō màn yì diǎn。

慢 means not fast, and it can also mean slower.

Context note

常用于走路、说话、吃饭和提醒别人。

màn cháng yòng yú zǒu lù 、 shuō huà 、 chī fàn hé tí xǐng bié rén。

慢 often appears with walking, speaking, eating, and reminding someone.

5 examples

你走得很
nǐ zǒu dé hěn màn。
You walk very slowly.
一点说。
qǐng màn yì diǎn shuō。
Please speak a little slower.
车开得很
chē kāi dé hěn màn。
The car is driving very slowly.
来。
màn màn lái。
Take it slowly.
写字。
wǒ màn màn xiě zì。
I write slowly.

5 mini stories

老师说读,大家就都读得更清楚。
lǎo shī shuō màn màn dú, dà jiā jiù dōu dú dé gèng qīng chǔ。
The teacher said to read slowly, and everyone read more clearly.
奶奶走得比较。我们会陪着她。
nǎi nai zǒu dé bǐ jiào màn。 wǒ men huì péi zhe tā。
Grandma walks more slowly. We will keep her company.
一点吃,别着急。
qǐng màn yì diǎn chī, bié zháo jí。
Please eat a little slower. Do not rush.
今天的车开得很,所以我们晚了一点。
jīn tiān de chē kāi dé hěn màn, suǒ yǐ wǒ men wǎn le yì diǎn。
The bus drove very slowly today, so we were a little late.
写字的时候一点,字会更漂亮。
xiě zì de shí hòu màn yì diǎn, zì huì gèng piào liang。
When writing, go a little slower, and the characters will look prettier.

Mini dialogue

请慢一点

A
你走得太快了。
Nǐ zǒu de tài kuài le.
You are walking too fast.
B
对不起,我一点。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ màn yīdiǎn.
Sorry, I'll slow down a bit.

慢的乌龟

A
乌龟走得快吗?
Wūguī zǒu de kuài ma?
Does the turtle walk fast?
B
不快,乌龟走得很
Bù kuài, wūguī zǒu de hěn màn.
No, the turtle walks very slowly.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
kuài
fast

the direct antonym of 慢

similar
慢吞吞
màn tūn tūn
very slow, sluggish

a descriptive way to say someone is moving very slowly

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