迟缓 (chíhuǎn) · slow

迟缓 (chíhuǎn) means “slow; sluggish”. It is written with 2 characters: 迟 (late) + 缓 (slow). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 迟缓 is built

What 迟 is made of

辶 — walking, moving
尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 尺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 缓 is made of

纟sī — silk
- 一 — horizontal stroke
爰yuán — to lead on to
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 友yǒu — friend
  - 又yòu — and

Origin hint: 纟 gives the meaning, 爰 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

工程进展迟缓。Gōngchéng jìnzhǎn chíhuǎn.The project is progressing slowly.

老人的动作很迟缓。Lǎorén de dòngzuò hěn chíhuǎn.The old man moves slowly.

What does 迟缓 mean?

迟缓 (chíhuǎn) means “slow; sluggish”.

How do you pronounce 迟缓?

迟缓 is pronounced chíhuǎn.

Which HSK level is 迟缓?

迟缓 is in Old HSK 6.

Learn 迟缓 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 28: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.