放慢 (fàng màn) — to slow down (speed, pace, rhythm, etc.)
Definition
放慢 (fàngmàn) is a transitive verb: ‘slow down (a speed, pace, or rhythm)’ — the subject deliberately reduces something. Compare with 减慢, which focuses on the rate decreasing (often without a deliberate agent).
verb
to slow down (speed, pace, rhythm, etc.)
Examples
- 放慢，。Qǐng fàng màn yí xià sù dù, qián miàn de chē tíng le.Please slow down a bit — the car ahead has stopped.
- ，。Tā fàng màn le jiǎo bù, děng zhe hòu miàn de péng you.He slowed his pace and waited for the friend behind.
- 。Zhè duàn yīn yuè yīng gāi shāo wēi fàng màn yì diǎn.This section of music should be slowed down a little.
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