慢性

慢性 mànxìng

Slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)^†

慢性 in a sentence HSK 6 manxing

What 慢性 means

Slow and patient^†
chronic (disease)^†
slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)^†

† Our own dictionary has no entry for 慢性, so these meanings are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors and based on CEDICT © 1997, 1998 Paul Andrew Denisowski, and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Character by character

慢性 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

慢

màn

Slow

性

xìng

Nature (character - gender - sex)

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How to write 慢性

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慢性 in a sentence

这是一种慢性病，需要长期治疗。

Zhè shì yì zhǒng mànxìng bìng, xūyào chángqī zhìliáo.

This is a chronic illness requiring long-term treatment.

他做事是慢性子，急不得。

Tā zuòshì shì mànxìngzi, jí bu dé.

He is slow and steady in his work and cannot be hurried.

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Questions about 慢性

What does 慢性 mean in English?

慢性 is pronounced mànxìng and means Slow and patient, chronic (disease), slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison) †.

How do you pronounce 慢性?

慢性 is mànxìng in pinyin — written manxing without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 慢性?

慢性 is written with 2 characters: 慢 (màn) Slow, 性 (xìng) Nature (character - gender - sex). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 慢性 an HSK word?

Yes — 慢性 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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