| 緩 | 1445C50 93B.82-9 | 部居  | 畫數 15 | ㄏㄨㄢˇ [huan3] | ||
| V.i. & t. | To delay: 暫緩一天 delay one day; 緩徵，緩召 to hold up temporarily calling up reserves; 緩兵之計 a strategy to stall off immediate attack by enemy; 一切從緩 go slow in everything; 延緩 to delay, postpone time limit; 緩一天再說 wait a day and then see; 緩一口氣 get a breathing space; 刻不容緩 urgent, (attend to ) immediately. | |||||
| Adj. & adv. | Slow, -ly: 緩緩的說 speak slowly; 緩行 go slowly; 緩步 take a stroll; 舒緩，遲緩 slow (mail, etc.); opp. to 急 (urgent); 緩不濟急 delayed or retarded help cannot meet the urgent need; see 緩急 [huan3ji2]↓. | |||||
| Words | 1. 緩期 [huan3qi2], n., delayed schedule. 2. 緩衝 [huan3chong1], v.i., to slow down attack; 緩衝方法 a way to play for time; 緩衝區域 a buffer zone. 3. 緩和 [huan3he2], v.i., to appease, pacify. 4. 緩緩 [huan2huan3], adj. & adv., slow, -ly. 5. 緩頰 [huan3jia2], v.i., to speak for s.o. and calm down the anger of the one spoken to (“save from a slap on the face”). 6. 緩急 [huan3ji2], n., emergency: 緩急相助 help each other in case of need. 7. 緩慢 [huan3man4], adj., slow-moving. 8. 緩限 [huan3xian4], v.i., to postpone time limit. 9. 緩刑 [huan3xing2], v.i., to stay sentence of punishment. | |||||