yán​huǎn HSK7

to slow down

  • created sense approved 延缓/延緩 · yán​huǎn · to postpone — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    延缓 / 延緩

    yán​huǎn

    to postpone

    to delay or put off a scheduled event or action until a later time

    延 (literal) → 延 · yán · to delay 缓 (literal) → 缓/緩 · huǎn · to postpone

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  • created sense approved 延缓/延緩 · yán​huǎn · to slow down — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    延缓 / 延緩

    yán​huǎn

    to slow down

    to retard or slow down the progress or development of something

    延 (literal) → 延 · yán · to extend 缓 (literal) → 缓/緩 · huǎn · slow

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  • created sense approved 延缓/延緩 · yán​huǎn · delay — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    延缓 / 延緩

    yán​huǎn

    delay

    the act of delaying or postponing; a period of time by which something is late

    延 (literal) → 延 · yán · to delay 缓 (literal) → 缓/緩 · huǎn · to postpone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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