







急脉缓受 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deal with an urgent or pressing matter with a calm, unhurried, and methodical approach; to hasten slowly, often to achieve a better overall outcome. It can also refer to deliberately easing the pace in writing or art to create rhythm and emphasis”. Literally, “Handle urgent matters slowly”.

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Open the tool →急脉缓受 (jí mài huǎn shòu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to deal with an urgent or pressing matter with a calm, unhurried, and methodical approach; to hasten slowly, often to achieve a better overall outcome. It can also refer to deliberately easing the pace in writing or art to create rhythm and emphasis”.
急脉缓受 is pronounced jí mài huǎn shòu in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 急脉缓受 means “Handle urgent matters slowly”. It is used to mean “to deal with an urgent or pressing matter with a calm, unhurried, and methodical approach; to hasten slowly, often to achieve a better overall outcome. It can also refer to deliberately easing the pace in writing or art to create rhythm and emphasis”.
比喻用和缓的办法应付急事。也比喻诗文在进行中,故意放松一笔,以造成抑扬顿挫之势。同“急脉缓灸”。