No. 6,497 in Chinese
放缓
To slow down.
In a sentence
经济增长的速度在过去几年放缓了。
The pace of economic growth has slowed in the past few years.
The term '放缓' here signifies the deceleration or slowing down of the economic growth speed.
为了防止交通事故，需要放缓车辆行驶的速度。
To prevent traffic accidents, it is necessary to slow down the speed of vehicles.
In this sentence, '放缓' refers to the act of reducing vehicle speed to ensure safety, emphasizing a conscious action.
随着病情的加重，他的呼吸逐渐放缓。
As his illness worsened, his breathing gradually slowed.
Here, '放缓' describes the gradual slowing of breathing, accentuating a natural or automatic change.
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