chí huǎn
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  • adj.sluggish; slow; tardy

    • tā dòng zuò biàn chí huǎn le

      动作迟缓

      She was slow to move on.

    • tán pàn yīn wèi tā men de quē xí ér chí huǎn xià lai

      谈判因为他们缺席迟缓下来

      The progress of negotiation has slowed down owing to their absence.

    • jīn tiān gōng zuò jìn zhǎn chí huǎn

      今天工作进展迟缓

      The work moves slowly today.

    • jìn zhǎn chí huǎn

      进展迟缓

      make slow progress

    • zhè jiàn shì yào gǎn kuài bàn bù néng chí huǎn

      赶快迟缓

      This must be done at once. There must be no delay.

    • tā men de xíng dòng chí huǎn yǐ zhì shī bài

      他们行动迟缓失败

      Their action were slow to led to failure.

    • zǒu lù chí huǎn

      走路迟缓

      walk with slow steps

Word usage

  • Note
    "迟缓" is different from "弛缓". "弛缓" refers to the relaxation of the situation and mood; "迟缓" refers to the slow progress of actions or things.