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màn

慢mànmàn
slow
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Usages of màn

她tā　说shuō　自己zìjǐ　好转hǎozhuǎn　得de　很hěn　慢màn，　可能kěnéng　这zhè　两liǎng　天tiān　都dōu　不bù　能néng　出去chūqù。tā shuō zìjǐ hǎozhuǎn de hěn màn, kěnéng zhè liǎng tiān dōu bù néng chūqù.
She said she is recovering very slowly and probably won’t be able to go out for the next two days.
今天jīntiān　的de　公交车gōngjiāochē　太tài　慢màn　了le，　我wǒ　差点儿chàdiǎnr　迟到chídào。jīntiān de gōngjiāochē tài màn le, wǒ chàdiǎnr chídào.
The bus was too slow today, and I almost was late.
我们wǒmen　宁可nìngkě　慢màn　一点儿yìdiǎnr，　也yě　不bù　逆行nìxíng。wǒmen nìngkě màn yìdiǎnr, yě bù nìxíng.
We would rather go slowly than ride against traffic.
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