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慢性
mànxìng
1. slow and patient
2. chronic (disease)
3. slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
HSK 6 Common • Top 19%

Character Breakdown

慢
màn
slowly, leisurely; sluggish
HSK 2 14 丶
性
xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
HSK 4 8 丶

Compound Words (6)

慢性子
mànxìngzi
slow-tempered
慢性病
mànxìngbìng
chronic disease
慢性疼痛
mànxìngténgtòng
chronic pain
慢性疾病
mànxìngjíbìng
a chronic illness
慢性疲勞症候群
mànxìngpíláozhènghòuqún
chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
慢性阻塞性肺病
mànxìngzǔsèxìngfèibìng
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
15,871 of 84,292