舒緩

See also: 舒缓

Chinese

		relax; stretch; slow	slow; sluggish; gradual slow; sluggish; gradual; to postpone
trad. (舒緩)		舒	緩
simp. (舒缓)		舒	缓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shūhuǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syu¹ wun⁶, syu¹ wun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shūhuǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuhuǎn
    • Wade–Giles: shu¹-huan³
    • Yale: shū-hwǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuhoan
    • Palladius: шухуань (šuxuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu⁵⁵ xu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 紓緩／纾缓 舒緩／舒缓

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: syu¹ wun⁶, syu¹ wun⁴
    • Yale: syū wuhn, syū wùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sy¹ wun⁶, sy¹ wun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xu¹ wun⁶, xu¹ wun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syː⁵⁵ wuːn²²/, /syː⁵⁵ wuːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 紓緩／纾缓 舒緩／舒缓

Note: syu1 wun4 - non-standard.

Adjective

舒緩

1. slow and relaxed; easy and unhurried; leisurely; soothing
2. (of tone of voice, etc.) mild
3. (of slopes) gentle; gradual

Synonyms

• (slow):

• 不快 (bùkuài)
• 拖拉 (tuōlā)
• 拖沓 (tuōtà)
• 拖沙 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 拖黐 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 緩慢／缓慢 (huǎnmàn)
• 遲緩／迟缓 (chíhuǎn)
• 遲鈍／迟钝 (chídùn)
• 黐拖 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

 

Verb

舒緩

1. to alleviate; to mitigate; to ease up; to relax

Synonyms

• (to alleviate): 和緩／和缓 (héhuǎn), 緩和／缓和 (huǎnhé)