从缓 從緩
从缓 從緩 cóng huǎn ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ cung4 wun6
- not to hurry
- to procrastinate
- to postpone
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从 從
- 从不 從不 cóng bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 bat1 never
- 从中 從中 cóng zhōng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ cung4 zung1 from among them; from it
- 从事 從事 cóng shì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕˋ cung4 si6 to go for
- 从来 從來 cóng lái ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ cung4 loi4 always
- 从前 從前 cóng qián ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ cung4 cin4 previously
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- 从容 從容 cóng róng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ sung4 jung4 to go easy
- 从小 從小 cóng xiǎo ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ cung4 siu2 from childhood; from a young age
- 从未 從未 cóng wèi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄨㄟˋ cung4 mei6 never
- 从业 從業 cóng yè ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄝˋ cung4 jip6 to practice (a trade)
- 从此 從此 cóng cǐ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄘˇ cung4 ci2 from now on
- 从没 從沒 cóng méi ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄟˊ cung4 mut6 never (in the past)
- 从而 從而 cóng ér ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄦˊ cung4 ji4 thus; thereby
- 从头 從頭 cóng tóu ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄡˊ cung4 tau4 anew
- 服从 服從 fú cóng ㄈㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ fuk6 cung4 to obey (an order)
- 盲从 盲從 máng cóng ㄇㄤˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ maang4 cung4 to follow blindly
- 听从 聽從 tīng cóng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ting1 cung4 to listen and obey
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 顺从 順從 shùn cóng ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ seon6 cung4 obedient
- 从来不 從來不 cóng lái bù ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ cung4 loi4 bat1 never
- 力不从心 力不從心 lì bù cóng xīn ㄌㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄣ lik6 bat1 cung4 sam1 (idiom) to lack the ability to do what one would wish
缓 緩
- 延缓 延緩 yán huǎn ㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ jin4 wun6 to defer
- 缓和 緩和 huǎn hé ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄜˊ wun6 wo4 to ease (tension)
- 缓慢 緩慢 huǎn màn ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄇㄢˋ wun6 maan6 slow; unhurried; sluggish
- 缓缓 緩緩 huǎn huǎn ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ wun6 wun6 slowly
- 缓解 緩解 huǎn jiě ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄝˇ wun6 gaai2 to bring relief
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- 低缓 低緩 dī huǎn ㄉㄧ ㄏㄨㄢˇ dai1 wun6 low and unhurried (voice etc)
- 和缓 和緩 hé huǎn ㄏㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ wo4 wun6 mild
- 啴缓 嘽緩 chǎn huǎn ㄔㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ taan1 wun6 relaxed
- 宽缓 寬緩 kuān huǎn ㄎㄨㄢ ㄏㄨㄢˇ fun1 wun6 relieved
- 展缓 展緩 zhǎn huǎn ㄓㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ zin2 wun6 to postpone
- 平缓 平緩 píng huǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ping4 wun6 level; almost flat; not strongly sloping
- 弛缓 弛緩 chí huǎn ㄔˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ci4 wun6 to relax; to slacken; to ease
- 徐缓 徐緩 xú huǎn ㄒㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ceoi4 wun6 slow
- 放缓 放緩 fàng huǎn ㄈㄤˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇ fong3 wun6 to slow
- 暂缓 暫緩 zàn huǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇ zaam6 wun6 to postpone
- 死缓 死緩 sǐ huǎn ㄙˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ sei2 wun6 deferred death sentence
- 沉缓 沉緩 chén huǎn ㄔㄣˊ ㄏㄨㄢˇ cam4 wun6 unhurried
- 减缓 減緩 jiǎn huǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄏㄨㄢˇ gaam2 wun6 to slow down
- 纾缓 紓緩 shū huǎn ㄕㄨ ㄏㄨㄢˇ syu1 wun6 to relax
- 缓刑 緩刑 huǎn xíng ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ wun6 jing4 suspended sentence
Idioms with these characters
- 碍难从命 礙難從命 ài nán cóng mìng ㄞˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ngoi6 naan4 cung4 ming6 difficult to obey orders (idiom); much to my embarrassment, I am unable to comply
- 病从口入 病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄖㄨˋ beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6 Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- 从长计议 從長計議 cóng cháng jì yì ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄐㄧˋ ㄧˋ cung4 coeng4 gai3 ji5 (idiom) to take one's time making a decision; to consider at length
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- 从谏如流 從諫如流 cóng jiàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 gaan3 jyu4 lau4 to follow admonition as natural flow (idiom); to accept criticism or correction (even from one's inferiors)
- 从井救人 從井救人 cóng jǐng jiù rén ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ cung4 zeng2 gau3 jan4 to jump into a well to rescue sb else (idiom); fig. to help others at the risk to oneself
- 从善如流 從善如流 cóng shàn rú liú ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ cung4 sin6 jyu4 lau4 readily following good advice (idiom); willing to accept other people's views
- 从天而降 從天而降 cóng tiān ér jiàng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ cung4 tin1 ji4 gong3 (idiom) to fall from the sky
- 从中作梗 從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 敢不从命 敢不從命 gǎn bù cóng mìng ㄍㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ gam2 bat1 cung4 ming6 to not dare to disobey an order (idiom)
- 祸从口出 禍從口出 huò cóng kǒu chū ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄨ wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1 Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
- 缓不济急 緩不濟急 huǎn bù jì jí ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧˊ wun6 bat1 zai3 gap1 lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
- 轻重缓急 輕重緩急 qīng zhòng huǎn jí ㄑㄧㄥ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧˊ hing1 cung5 wun6 gap1 slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first