chậm chạp
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Slow: Describes a speed, pace, or rhythm that is significantly below the normal or expected level; unhurried and deliberate.
- Sluggish / Unagile: Describes a person's manner, movement, or mental process that lacks quickness, alertness, or dexterity; not nimble.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Tiến độ công việc rất chậm chạp. (The work progress is very slow.)
- Cậu bé ấy có dáng đi chậm chạp. (That boy has a slow, sluggish gait.)
- Máy tính cũ này chạy chậm chạp. (This old computer runs slowly.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "chậm chạp" often carries a negative connotation, implying inefficiency, a lack of urgency, or a frustrating delay, unlike the more neutral "chậm" (slow).
- It can describe abstract processes: (The economic recovery is proceeding sluggishly.)
Variants and Related Words
Chậm (adj): Slow. A more general and neutral term.
- Xin hãy nói chậm thôi. (Please speak slowly.)
Chậm rãi (adj): Slow and steady, often with a positive connotation of being calm, deliberate, and unhurried.
- Ông ước nói chuyện một cách chậm rãi. (He speaks in a slow, measured manner.)
Lề mề (adj): Dilatory, tardy; slow in a way that suggests procrastination or wasting time.
- Đừng có lề mề, chúng ta sắp trễ rồi. (Don't dawdle, we're going to be late.)
Synonyms
- Slow: Moving or operating at a low speed.
- Sluggish: Lacking energy or alertness; slow to respond.
- Leisurely: Acting in an unhurried, relaxed manner.
- Plodding: Slow-moving and unexciting.
Antonyms
- Nhanh: Fast, quick.
- Nhanh nhẹn: Agile, nimble.
- Linh hoạt: Flexible, agile.
Related Idioms and Phrases
Chậm như rùa: As slow as a turtle; very slow.
- Chiếc xe tải chở đầy hàng chạy chậm như rùa. (The fully loaded truck moved as slow as a turtle.)
Nhanh nhẩu đoảng, chậm chạp khôn: (Proverb) Literally "Hasty makes errors, slow brings wisdom"; similar to "Haste makes waste."
adj
- Slow
- bước tiến chậm chạpa slow advance
- dáng điệu chậm chạpa slow gait