缓

jú shì huǎn le xià lai

局势缓了下来。

The situation has eased up.

wǒ men xiào le jǐn zhāng de qíng xù zhōng yú huǎn xià lai le

我们笑了，紧张的情绪终于缓下来了。

We laughed and that helped us ease the tension.

hàn qíng yǐ huǎn

旱情已缓。

The drought has eased up.

zhè tiáo hé shuǐ liú jiào huǎn

这条河水流较缓。

The river flows slowly.

jiāo qū de rén kǒu zēng zhǎng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ biàn huǎn le

郊区的人口增长已经开始变缓了。

Population growth in the suburbs has slowed.

shēng mìng rú xiǎo xī bù jí bù huǎn

生命如小溪，不急不缓。

Life is a brook, it flows softly, not too hasty not too slowly.

ràng wǒ huǎn yī tiān

让我缓一天。

Please delay for one day.

zhè shì huǎn jǐ tiān zài shuō

这事缓几天再说。

Let's put it off for a couple of days.

xiān huǎn jǐ tiān děng wǒ huí lái zài chǔ lǐ

先缓几天，等我回来再处理。

Give it a few days. I'll deal with it when I get back.

huǎn guò jìn

缓过劲

feel refreshed after a breathing spell

huǎn kǒu qì

缓口气

have a respite