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    Expressing delay or slowing down with 延缓 (yánhuǎn)

    Aspect & Tense
    Degree & Intensity

    Structure

    Subject + 延缓 + Object

    Explanation

    The verb 延缓 (yánhuǎn) means "to delay," "to slow down," or "to retard the progress of," often referring to slowing a negative process such as disease or aging. It implies reducing the speed of something rather than stopping it entirely. It is commonly used in medical, scientific, and formal contexts.

    Examples

    • 适当的运动可以延缓衰老。

      Shìdàng de yùndòng kěyǐ yánhuǎn shuāilǎo.

      Moderate exercise can slow down aging.

    • 这种药物能延缓病情的发展。

      Zhè zhǒng yàowù néng yánhuǎn bìngqíng de fāzhǎn.

      This medication can slow the progression of the illness.

    • 科学家正在研究如何延缓记忆力下降。

      Kēxuéjiā zhèngzài yánjiū rúhé yánhuǎn jìyìlì xiàjiàng.

      Scientists are studying how to slow the decline of memory.

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