缓
huǎn HSK4

slow

缓 (緩) huǎn
postpone verb
to delay, defer, or put off to a later time

这件事如果不急，我们可以先缓几天再做。

zhè jiàn shì rú​guǒ bù jí, wǒ​men kě​yǐ xiān huǎn jǐ tiān zài zuò.

If this isn't urgent, we can put it off for a few days.

relaxed adjective
not tense; to relax or become less strained

听了这话，他的神情缓了一些。

tīng le zhè huà, tā de shén​qíng huǎn le yī​xiē.

His expression softened a bit after hearing this.

slow adjective
moving at a low speed; unhurried or gradual

这里的河水流得很缓。

zhè​lǐ de hé​shuǐ liú de hěn huǎn.

The river flows very slowly here.

revive verb
to recover consciousness or strength; to recuperate

让他歇一会儿，等他缓过劲儿来。

ràng tā xiē yī​huì​r, děng tā huǎn​guò​jìn​r​lái.

Let him rest for a while until he catches his breath.

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,111th most common 131.5 per million
Movie subtitles
1,867th most common 24.6 per million appears in 14% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
3.40 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
29.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 5
HSK 3.0
Level 4
Traditional
緩
Strokes
12
Unicode
U+7F13

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)