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slow
arrogant
to slight
slow and patient
not to mention ...
same as 慢慢吃[man4 man4 chi1]
Stay a bit!
speed
local bus or train
extremely long
to walk slowly
to reduce the pace
Notice where 慢 sits in each complete thought.
I can't be doing with his arrogance.
Source: Tatoeba #832962 · CC BY 2.0 FRShe is walking slowly at the back.
Source: Tatoeba #9990161 · CC BY 2.0 FRI can't be doing with his arrogance.
Source: Tatoeba #882511 · CC BY 2.0 FRI lost my temper with him because of his arrogance.
Source: Tatoeba #767702 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe said that he had told you to speak more slowly.
Source: Tatoeba #677031 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.