Word: 慢 (màn)

下雪天，物流常常会变慢。

Xià xuětiān, wùliú chángcháng huì biàn màn.

On snowy days, logistics often slow down.

不怕慢，就怕站

búpà màn, jiù pà zhàn

don't fear being slow, fear standing still

中药的疗效来得比较慢。

Zhōngyào de liáoxiào láide bǐjiào màn.

Traditional Chinese medicine takes longer to show its effect.

乌龟爬得很慢。

Wūguī pá de hěn màn.

The tortoise crawls very slowly.

今天时间过得好慢。

Jīntiān shíjiān guò de hǎo màn.

Time's going by slowly today.

他们的进度较预期慢30分钟。

Tāmen de jìndù jiào yùqī màn sānshí fēnzhōng.

They're 30 minutes behind schedule.

他嫌弃弟弟动作太慢。

Tā xiánqì dìdi dòngzuò tài màn.

He is fed up with his younger brother for being too slow.

他是外国人，请说慢一点。

Tā shì wàiguórén, qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn.

He's a foreigner, so please speak a little slower.

他的手表慢了十分钟。

Tā de shǒubiǎo mànle shí fēnzhōng.

His watch is ten minutes slow.

他的脚步慢下来了。

Tā de jiǎobù màn xiàlai le.

His pace was slower.

他要求我讲慢一点。

Tā yāoqiú wǒ jiǎng màn yìdiǎn.

He asked me to speak more slowly.

他说他让你说慢一点。

Tā shuō tā ràng nǐ shuō màn yìdiǎn.

He said that he had told you to speak more slowly.

你们能稍微讲慢点么？

Nǐmen néng shāowēi jiǎng màn diǎn me?

Can you speak a little slower please?

你可以说慢一点吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ shuō màn yìdiǎn ma?

Would you speak more slowly, please?

你怎么这么慢！

Nǐ zěnme zhème màn!

How come you're so slow?!

你的表慢了10分钟。

Nǐ de biǎo mànle shí fēnzhōng.

Your watch is ten minutes slow.

公司的决策过程太慢了。

Gōngsī de juécè guòchéng tài mànle.

The company's decision-making process is too slow.

到站的火车，叫得响，走得慢

dào zhàn de huǒchē, jiào de xiǎng, zǒu de màn

a train arriving at the station: whistles loudly, moves slowly

前方有车，请慢一点开。

Qiánfāng yǒu chē, qǐng màn yìdiǎn kāi.

There's a car ahead, so please drive a bit slower.

前面有个坡，请慢点开。

Qiánmiàn yǒu gè pō, qǐng màn diǎn kāi.

There's a slope ahead, so please drive slowly.

医生说这药的药效很慢。

Yīshēng shuō zhè yào de yàoxiào hěn màn.

The doctor said this medicine takes a while to work.

厨房的管道坏了，水流得很慢。

Chúfáng de guǎndào huàile, shuǐliú de hěn màn.

The pipes in the kitchen are broken, and the water runs slowly.

后来我明白北京人走路走得慢。

Hòulái wǒ míngbai Běijīng rén zǒulù zǒu de màn.

I later realized that Beijing people walk slowly.

她的手表慢了十分钟。

Tā de shǒubiǎo mànle shí fēnzhōng.

Her watch is ten minutes slow.

好饭不怕晚，趣话不嫌慢

hǎofànbúpàwǎn, qùhuà bù xián màn

good food doesn't mind being late; an interesting tale doesn't mind being slow

山路有险，开车请慢一点。

Shānlù yǒu xiǎn, kāichē qǐng màn yìdiǎn.

The mountain road is dangerous, so please drive a bit slower.

工资涨得太慢，滞后于物价。

Gōngzī zhǎng de tài màn, zhìhòu yú wùjià.

Wages are rising too slowly and lagging behind prices.

年纪大了，代谢会变慢。

Niánjì dàle, dàixiè huì biàn màn.

As you get older, your metabolism slows down.

年纪大了，新陈代谢会变慢。

Niánjì dàle, xīnchén-dàixiè huì biàn màn.

As you get older, your metabolism slows down.

心慌行越慢，性急步偏迟

xīnhuāng xíng yuè màn, xìngjí bù piān chí

the more flustered the heart, the slower the going; the more impatient the temper, the later the step

快递太慢，我只好给了差评。

Kuàidì tài màn, wǒ zhǐhǎo gěi le chàpíng.

The delivery was too slow, so I had to leave a bad review.

急惊风碰上慢郎中，越等越急

jí jīngfēng pèngshàng màn lángzhōng, yuè děng yuè jí

acute infantile convulsions meet a slow doctor: the longer you wait, the more anxious you get

急水滩头慢行船

jí shuǐ tāntóu màn xíngchuán

at a rapid shoal, sail the boat slowly

慢工出细活

màn gōng chū xìhuó

slow work produces fine work

我喜欢听抒情的慢歌。

Wǒ xǐhuan tīng shūqíng de màn gē.

I like listening to slow, lyrical songs.

我妈妈讲话很慢。

Wǒ māma jiǎnghuà hěn màn.

My mother speaks slowly.

我希望你慢下来。

Wǒ xīwàng nǐ màn xiàlai.

I wish you'd slow down.

我汉字写得很慢。

Wǒ hànzì xiě de hěn màn.

I write Chinese characters very slowly.

我用代理上网，速度很慢。

Wǒ yòng dàilǐ shàngwǎng, sùdù hěn màn.

I go online through a proxy, and it's very slow.

我的祖父说话非常慢。

Wǒ de zǔfù shuōhuà fēicháng màn.

My grandfather speaks very slowly.

我的网怎么会这么慢？

Wǒ de wǎng zěnme huì zhème màn?

Why is my Internet connection so slow?

我的表慢了五分钟。

Wǒ de biǎo mànle wǔ fēnzhōng.

My watch is five minutes slow.

我盡可能的走慢一点。

Wǒ jǐn kěnéng de zǒu màn yìdiǎn.

I walked as slowly as I could.

我适应新环境很慢。

Wǒ shìyìng xīn huánjìng hěn màn.

I'm slow to adapt to new situations.

晚上网速怎么变慢了？

Wǎnshang wǎngsù zěnme biàn mànle?

Why has the internet speed slowed down in the evening?

最慢的承诺永远是最忠实的信用。

Zuì màn de chéngnuò yǒngyuǎn shì zuì zhōngshí de xìnyòng.

The slowest promise is always the most faithful credit.

有一个网点坏了，网络很慢。

Yǒu yí gè wǎngdiǎn huàile, wǎngluò hěn màn.

One network node is down, so the network is very slow.

服务器有点儿慢。

Fúwùqì yǒudiǎnr màn.

The server is a bit slow.

浏览器跑得超级慢。

Liúlǎnqì pǎo de chāojí màn.

The browser is running really slowly.

电脑内存太小，所以很慢。

Diànnǎo nèicún tài xiǎo, suǒyǐ hěn màn.

The computer's memory is too small, so it's very slow.

经济进展得慢。

Jīngjì jìnzhǎn de màn.

The economy progressed slowly.

网速太慢，视频打不开。

Wǎngsù tài màn, shìpín dǎ bù kāi.

The internet speed is too slow, and the video won't load.

老人的步伐很慢，但是很稳。

Lǎorén de bùfá hěn màn, dànshì hěn wěn.

The old man's pace is slow, but it is steady.

萝卜快了不洗泥，萝卜慢了代剥皮

luóbokuàilebùxǐní, luóbo mànle dài bāopí

When radishes sell fast they go unwashed; when they sell slowly they get peeled for you

论文的进度有点慢。

Lùnwén de jìndù yǒudiǎn màn.

This essay is progressing a little bit slowly.

请尽量慢点说。

Qǐng jǐnliàng màn diǎn shuō.

Please speak as slowly as possible.

请开车开慢一点。

Qǐng kāichē kāi màn yìdiǎn.

Please drive the car more slowly.

请讲慢一点。

Qǐng jiǎng màn yìdiǎn.

Please speak a little more slowly.

请说慢一些。

Qǐng shuō màn yìxiē.

Please speak slowly.

请说慢一点。

Qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn.

Please speak slowly.

请说慢一点儿。

Qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎnr.

Please speak a bit more slowly.

请问你可以说慢一点吗？

Qǐngwèn nǐ kěyǐ shuō màn yìdiǎn ma?

Could you speak more slowly, please?

路很滑，拐弯时请慢一点。

Lù hěn huá, guǎiwān shí qǐng màn yìdiǎn.

The road is slippery, so please slow down when going round the curve.

路旁边就是悬崖，开慢点！

Lù pángbiān jiùshì xuányá, kāi màn diǎn!

There's a precipice right beside the road, so drive slowly!

这个文件传输得太慢了。

Zhège wénjiàn chuánshū de tài mànle.

This file is transmitting too slowly.

这个钟每天慢三分钟。

Zhège zhōng měitiān màn sān fēnzhōng.

This clock loses three minutes a day.

这儿的互联网太慢了！

Zhèr de hùliánwǎng tài mànle!

The Internet here is so slow!

这条路不平，开车要慢点。

Zhè tiáo lù bùpíng, kāichē yào màn diǎn.

This road is uneven, so drive slowly.

金星自转得非常慢。

Jīnxīng zìzhuàn de fēicháng màn.

Venus rotates on its axis very slowly.