缓 (huǎn): meaning and stroke order

缓 in our stories

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• 单子上写着：“海兴号”船底有裂缝，必须马上修理。可是在下面，公司老板用红笔批了两个字：“缓修。”

  dānzi shàng xiě zhe Hǎixīng hào chuándǐ yǒu lièfèng bìxū mǎshàng xiūlǐ kěshì zài xiàmiàn gōngsī lǎobǎn yòng hóng bǐ pī le liǎng gè zì huǎn xiū

  It said the Haixing's hull was cracked and had to be repaired at once. But underneath, the company owner had written two words in red ink: "Delay repair."

  From the story The storm that never was HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 她就这样一根路灯一根路灯地往前挪，在补给站喝了两杯电解质水，腿居然慢慢缓了过来。

  tā jiù zhèyàng yì gēn lùdēng yì gēn lùdēng de wǎngqián nuó zài bǔjǐzhàn hē le liǎng bēi diànjiězhì shuǐ tuǐ jūrán mànmàn huǎn le guòlai

  So she edged forward one lamp post at a time, drank two cups of electrolyte drink at the aid station, and to her surprise her legs gradually recovered.

  From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9