慢慢吞吞 — “To move or act at an irritatingly slow pace”
慢慢吞吞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move or act at an irritatingly slow pace”. To be sluggish or dilatory. Literally, “Slowly and sluggishly”.
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慢慢吞吞 Pronunciation and Pinyin
慢慢吞吞 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 慢慢吞吞
他做事情总是慢慢吞吞的，让人很着急。
He always does things slowly and sluggishly, making people very anxious.
Idioms Related to 慢慢吞吞
Antonyms of 慢慢吞吞
More idioms starting with 慢
- màn慢shēng声xì细yǔ语speak softly and gently
- màn慢gōng工chū出xì细huó活Slow work yields quality products
- màn慢màn慢téng腾téng腾moving slowly and sluggishly
- màn慢yì易shēng生yōu忧Carelessness easily produces worry
- màn慢tiáo条sī丝lǐ礼slowly and methodically
- màn慢tiáo条sī厮lǐ礼slowly and methodically
- màn慢tiáo条sī斯lǐ理slow and deliberate
- màn慢tiáo条sī斯lǐ礼slowly, methodically, and composedly
- màn慢téng腾sī斯lǐ礼unhurried and deliberate
- màn慢cáng藏huì诲dào盗Careless storage invites theft
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Open the tool →Questions about 慢慢吞吞
What does 慢慢吞吞 mean?
慢慢吞吞 (màn man tūn tūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to move or act at an irritatingly slow pace”.
How do you pronounce 慢慢吞吞?
慢慢吞吞 is pronounced màn man tūn tūn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 慢慢吞吞 literally mean?
Literally, 慢慢吞吞 means “Slowly and sluggishly”. It is used to mean “to move or act at an irritatingly slow pace”.
What is the Chinese definition of 慢慢吞吞?
缓慢的样子，动作非常慢，指做事没有效率