"slowly" Chinese-English Dictionary
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 慢慢 | slowly / gradually | syn | |
| 缓缓 緩緩 | slowly / unhurriedly / little by little | syn | |
| 徐徐 | slowly / gently | syn | |
| 缓步 緩步 | to walk slowly / to amble along / gradually / slowly | syn | |
| 冉冉 | gradually / slowly / (of branches or hair) softly drooping | syn | |
| 徐 | slowly / gently | syn |
| Chinese | Pinyin | Translation | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 摸索 | to feel about / to grope about / to fumble / to do things slowly | syn | |
| 磨蹭 | to rub lightly / to move slowly / to dawdle / to dillydally / to pester / to nag | syn | |
| 渐进 漸進 | progress step by step / gradual progress / to move forward (slowly) | syn | |
| 姗姗来迟 姍姍來遲 | to be late / to arrive slowly / to be slow in the coming | syn | |
| 徐步 | to stroll / to walk slowly | syn | |
| 嘘 噓 | to exhale slowly / to hiss / hush! | syn | |
| 蹭 | to rub against / to walk slowly / to freeload (colloquial) | syn | |
| 蹭 | to rub against / to walk slowly / (coll.) to freeload | syn | |
| 讷 訥 | to speak slowly / inarticulate | ||
| 煲 | to cook slowly over a low flame / pot / saucepan | syn | |
| 大器晚成 | lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom) / fig. a great talent matures slowly / in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state / Rome wasn't built in a day | syn | |
| 厚积薄发 厚積薄發 | lit. to have accumulated knowledge and deliver it slowly (idiom) / good preparation is the key to success / to be well prepared | ||
| 慢行 | to walk slowly | syn | |
| 病来如山倒，病去如抽丝 病來如山倒，病去如抽絲 | sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom) / expect to convalesce slowly | ||
| 慢累积 慢累積 | accumulates slowly / cumulative (e.g. poison) | ||
| 啍 | move slowly | ||
| 徐行 | to walk slowly / to stroll | ||
| 夂 | "walk slowly" component in Chinese characters / see also 冬字頭|冬字头[dong1 zi4 tou2] | ||
| 冉冉上升 冉冉上昇 | to ascend slowly | ||
| 冬字头 冬字頭 | name of "walk slowly" component 夂[zhi3] in Chinese characters | ||
| 封火 | to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly) | ||
| 慢性疾病 | chronic illness / disease that takes effect slowly | ||
| 拾级而上 拾級而上 | to walk slowly up a flight of steps (idiom) | ||
| 款步 | to walk slowly / with deliberate steps | ||
| 款语移时 款語移時 | to talk slowly and in depth (idiom) | ||
| 缓发性灾害 緩發性災害 | slowly developing disasters | ||
| 彳亍 | (literary) to walk slowly | syn | |
| 细嚼慢咽 細嚼慢嚥 | to eat slowly (idiom) | ||
| 温泉蛋 溫泉蛋 | onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) | ||
| 温玉 溫玉 | onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago") |