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Usages of mànmàn
请 慢慢 地 说， 我 想 听 懂。qǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.
Please speak slowly; I want to understand.
我们 慢慢 地 走， 我 还 要 看 一下。wǒmen mànmàn de zǒu, wǒ hái yào kàn yíxià.
Let’s walk slowly; I still want to take a look.
我 不 太 听 得 清楚， 你 可以 再 慢慢 地 说 一下 吗？Wǒ bù 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 打 篮球 的 时候 没 有 信心， 但 是 踢 了 几 次 足球 以后， 觉得 自己 也 可以 慢慢 提高。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 会 慢慢 地 习惯 这里 的 生活。nǐ huì mànmàn de xíguàn zhèlǐ de shēnghuó.
You will slowly get used to life here.
请 你 慢慢 地 填 这 个 表格。qǐng nǐ mànmàn de tián zhè gè biǎogé.
Please fill in this form slowly.
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