slowly, gently, or at ease

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
chūn
fēng
lái
dài
lái
zhèn
zhèn
huā
xiāng

The spring breeze comes slowly, bringing bursts of floral fragrance.

2
lǎo
rén
xíng
zài
gōng
yuán
de
xiǎo
shang

The old man walks slowly on the park path.

3
yīn
yuè
huǎn
liú
tǎng
zài
fáng
jiān

The music flows slowly and gently in the room.

4
fēng
chuī

The wind blows gently.

5
huǒ
chē
kāi
dòng
le

The train slowly started moving.

6
jiǎng
shù
zhe
tóng
nián
de
shì

He slowly recounted the story of his childhood.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes10
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2238
Zhuyinㄒㄩˊ
Components
UnicodeU+5F90
CangjieOINL
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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