Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
放缓
fànghuǎn
Description
“放缓”的意思是让速度变慢一点。
"放缓" means to slow down the speed a little.
我们常常用它来说经济、增长或者脚步的速度变慢。
We often use it to talk about the slowing down of the economy, growth, or pace.
Meanings
放缓fànghuǎn
to slow down; to slacken the pace
经济增长开始放缓。
Economic growth began to slow down.
放缓fànghuǎn
to reduce one's own speed or pace
他放缓了脚步，等着朋友。
He slowed his pace, waiting for his friend.
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Notes
- Etymology
放 (release/let) + 缓 (slow), literally "let become slow."
- Nuance
often used for economy, growth, or pace; 放慢 is more everyday and interchangeable.
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