# 迟缓 (chíhuǎn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 迟缓 (chíhuǎn) means “slow; sluggish”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: slow; sluggish
- Pinyin: chíhuǎn (chi2 huan3)
- Traditional: 遲緩
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 人老了，动作就会变得迟缓。
  Rén lǎo le, dòngzuò jiù huì biàn de chíhuǎn.
  When people get old, their movements become slow.

## Characters

- [迟](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-late/) (chí): late; delayed
- [缓](https://hanziro.com/word/huan-slow/) (huǎn): slow; to postpone

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-huan-slow/

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