Meaning of 慢性
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
mànxìng
- slow and patient
- chronic (disease)
- slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)
慢性 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他是个慢性子。
He is a slowcoach.
鲍勃已无法忍受她老婆的慢性子。
Bob got impatient at his wife's delay.
Stroke order for each character
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慢 màn · slow · 14 strokes
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性 xìng · nature · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 慢性.
| 慢慢 | mànmàn | slowly; gradually |
| 性格 | xìnggé | nature; disposition |
| 个性 | gèxìng | individuality; personality |
| 性别 | xìngbié | sex; gender |
| 积极性 | jījíxìng | zeal; initiative |
| 性质 | xìngzhì | nature; characteristic |
| 女性 | nǚxìng | woman; the female sex |
| 男性 | nánxìng | the male sex; a male |
| 特性 | tèxìng | property; characteristic |
| 性能 | xìngnéng | function; performance; behavior |
| 一次性 | yīcìxìng | one-off (offer); one-time |
| 慢车 | mànchē | local bus or train; slow train with many stops |
Questions about 慢性
What does 慢性 mean?
慢性 (mànxìng) means "slow and patient; chronic (disease)" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 慢性?
慢性 is made of 2 characters: 慢 (14 strokes), 性 (8 strokes). That is 22 strokes in total.
Is 慢性 an HSK word?
Yes. 慢性 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.