慢慢
HSK 3 (2021)
慢慢 (mànmàn) · slowly
慢慢 (mànmàn) means “slowly; gradually”. It is written with 1 character: 慢 (slow). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 慢慢 is built
The characters
慢 màn · slow
What 慢 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 曼màn — long
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 又yòu — and
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 忄 gives the meaning, 曼 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
别着急，你慢慢说。Bié zháojí, nǐ mànmàn shuō.Don't worry; speak slowly.
天慢慢地黑了下来。Tiān mànmàn de hēi le xiàlai.It gradually got dark.
Questions about 慢慢
What does 慢慢 mean?
慢慢 (mànmàn) means “slowly; gradually”.
How do you pronounce 慢慢?
慢慢 is pronounced mànmàn.
Which HSK level is 慢慢?
慢慢 is in HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
Learn 慢慢 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 82: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.