# 缓和 (huǎnhé)

In Mandarin Chinese, 缓和 (huǎnhé) means “to ease (tension); to alleviate”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to ease (tension); to alleviate
- Pinyin: huǎnhé (huan3 he2)
- Traditional: 緩和
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这个玩笑缓和了会场的紧张气氛。
  Zhège wánxiào huǎnhé le huìchǎng de jǐnzhāng qìfēn.
  This joke eased the tense atmosphere in the meeting room.

## Characters

- [缓](https://hanziro.com/word/huan-slow/) (huǎn): slow; to postpone
- [和](https://hanziro.com/word/he-and/) (hé): and; with

https://hanziro.com/word/huan-he-ease/

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