How to Say ‘Slowly; little by little’ in Simplified Chinese
慢慢
màn màn
[mahn-mahn]
💬 Usage Tip: Repeating an adjective like [慢慢] often turns it into the way you do something: [慢慢看] "watch slowly," [慢慢说] "speak slowly." This doubling is very common in everyday Chinese.
Phrase Breakdown
慢慢
màn màn
[mahn-mahn]
slowly; little by little
Describes doing something at a slow pace or gradually.
这个回放我们慢慢看。
Let's watch this replay slowly.
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