màn
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How to write (màn) in Chinese

(pinyin: màn, written "man" or "man") means slowly, leisurely; sluggish. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • slowly, leisurely; sluggish

Stroke order

Examples

怪不得没见过。这楼电梯太慢了。
guài bu de méi jiàn guò. zhè lóu diàn tī tài màn le.
No wonder we've never met. The elevators in this building are so slow.
我开始明白:有些事情急不来,只能慢慢做。
wǒ kāi shǐ míng bai: yǒu xiē shì qíng jí bù lái, zhǐ néng màn man zuò.
I began to understand: some things can't be rushed, they can only be done slowly.
奶奶从不嫌烦,只是笑着说:饺子和人一样,要慢慢练。
nǎi nai cóng bù xián fán, zhǐ shì xiào zhe shuō: jiǎo zi hé rén yí yàng, yào màn man liàn.
Grandma never got impatient, just smiled and said: dumplings are like people, they take slow practice.
老师让我先洗手,坐直,然后慢慢地把茶具一个个摆好。
lǎo shī ràng wǒ xiān xǐ shǒu, zuò zhí, rán hòu màn man de bǎ chá jù yí ge ge bǎi hǎo.
The teacher had me wash my hands first, sit straight, then slowly arrange each piece of the tea set in turn.
Learn in Lesson 1: Fast, slow, at once

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