mànmàn

慢慢mànmànmànmàn

FromLesson 6inHardcore Chinese

Usages of mànmàn

请qǐng　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　听tīng　懂dǒng。qǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.

Please speak slowly; I want to understand.

我们wǒmen　慢慢mànmàn　地de　走zǒu，　我wǒ　还hái　要yào　看kàn　一下yíxià。wǒmen mànmàn de zǒu, wǒ hái yào kàn yíxià.

Let’s walk slowly; I still want to take a look.

我Wǒ　不bú　太tài　听tīng　得de　清楚qīngchu，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　再zài　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō　一下yíxià　吗ma？Wǒ bú tài tīng de qīngchu, nǐ kěyǐ zài mànmàn de shuō yíxià ma?

I can’t quite hear clearly; could you say it slowly again?

她tā　打dǎ　篮球lánqiú　的de　时候shíhou　没méi　有yǒu　信心xìnxīn，　但dàn　是shì　踢tī　了le　几jǐ　次cì　足球zúqiú　以后yǐhòu，　觉得juéde　自己zìjǐ　也yě　可kě以yǐ　慢慢mànmàn　提高tígāo。tā dǎ lánqiú de shíhou méi yǒu xìnxīn, dàn shì tī le jǐ cì zúqiú yǐhòu, juéde zìjǐ yě kěyǐ mànmàn tígāo.

She doesn’t have confidence when playing basketball, but after playing soccer a few times, she feels she can also slowly improve.

你nǐ　会huì　慢慢mànmàn　地de　习惯xíguàn　这里zhèlǐ　的de　生活shēnghuó。nǐ huì mànmàn de xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.

You will slowly get used to life here.

请qǐng　你nǐ　慢慢mànmàn　地de　填tián　这zhè　个gè　表格biǎogé。qǐng nǐ mànmàn de tián zhè gè biǎogé.

Please fill in this form slowly.

如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　觉得juéde　太tài　着急zháojí，　不如bùrú　先xiān　喝hē　点儿diǎnr　水shuǐ，　再zài　慢慢mànmàn　想xiǎng　办法bànfǎ。rúguǒ nǐ juéde tài zháojí, bùrú xiān hē diǎnr shuǐ, zài mànmàn xiǎng bànfǎ.

If you feel too anxious, you might as well drink a little water first and then slowly think of a solution.

她tā　哭kū　的de　时候shíhou，　朋友péngyou　一直yìzhí　在zài　旁边pángbiān　安慰ānwèi　她tā，　说shuō　事情shìqíng　会huì　慢慢mànmàn　好起来hǎoqǐlái。tā kū de shíhou, péngyou yìzhí zài pángbiān ānwèi tā, shuō shìqíng huì mànmàn hǎoqǐlái.

When she was crying, her friend kept comforting her beside her, saying things would slowly get better.

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