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Trad. 緩
- slow
- unhurried
- sluggish
- gradual
- not tense
- relaxed
- to postpone
- to defer
- to stall
- to stave off
- to revive
- to recuperate
Trad. 舒緩
- to ease (tension)
- to relax
- to cause sth to relax
- to alleviate
- relaxed
- easy and unhurried
- leisurely
- soothing
- mild (slope)
Trad. 死緩
- deferred death sentence
- commuted death sentence with forced labor and judicial review after two years (PRC) (legal)
Trad. 緩和
- to ease (tension)
- to alleviate
- to moderate
- to allay
- to make more mild
Trad. 平緩
- level; almost flat; not strongly sloping
- (fig.) moderate; mild-mannered; gentle
Trad. 緩降器
- cable reel and harness used to lower oneself to safety (e.g. from a building on fire)
Trad. 輕重緩急
- slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
- sense of priority
Trad. 刻不容緩
- to brook no delay
- to demand immediate action
Trad. 喜則氣緩
- joy depresses one's qi vital breath
- an excess of joy may lead to sluggishness of vital energy (TCM)
Trad. 緩不濟急
- lit. slow no aid to urgent (idiom); slow measures will not address a critical situation
- too slow to meet a pressing need
Trad. 緩兵之計
- delaying tactics; stalling; measures to stave off an attack; stratagem to win a respite
Trad. 緩急相濟
- to help one another in difficulty
- mutual assistance in extremity
Trad. 緩急輕重
- slight or important, urgent or non-urgent (idiom); to deal with important matters first
- sense of priority
- also written 輕重緩急|轻重缓急
Trad. 死刑緩期執行
- deferred death sentence
- abbr. to 死緩|死缓[si3 huan3]
Trad. 高速緩衝存儲器
- (computing) cache