缓

• 拼音: huǎn
• 汉字拆解: 缓 = 糸 + 爰 (thread + gentle movement, slow unraveling suggesting gradual ease)

含义

To slow; to ease; to defer; gradual. Indicates a deliberate slowing of pace, a temporary easing of a condition, or a postponement of action.

A versatile morpheme that appears in many compounds such as 缓解, 缓慢, 缓期, and 缓和. As a standalone verb in formal or literary usage it can mean to buy time, to temporarily ease, or to postpone. Often contrasted with 急 (urgent).

例句

1. 局势暂时缓了一些，但各方仍在密切观察后续发展。
2. 工期可以适当缓几天，但绝不能无限期拖延。
3. 经过紧急处置，病人的症状略有所缓，情况趋于稳定。

用法指南

语境: medical, negotiation, formal writing, strategy

语气: measured

正确说法

• 局势有所缓，但外交斡旋仍需持续推进，不可掉以轻心。(The situation has eased somewhat, but diplomatic mediation must continue to be pushed forward — one must not let down one's guard.)
• 资金紧张时，可以向银行申请缓还本金，以减轻短期还款压力。(When funds are tight, one can apply to the bank to defer principal repayments, easing short-term repayment pressure.)

错误说法

• 缓 as a colloquial standalone verb in casual conversation — it reads as formal or literary; in everyday speech use 慢 or 等一等 to express slowing down or waiting

起源与历史

缓 = 糸 + 爰 (silk/thread radical + gentle element, suggesting gradual loosening)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal