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慢性

màn xìng
HSK 7

English Meaning

slow and patient; chronic (disease); slow to take effect (e.g. a slow poison)

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就像是那个慢性中毒病人一样
HSK 7 00:02
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💡 INTENT:

“He looks terribly ill and his condition is genuinely alarming.”

1. PREVIOUS

老是黑黢黢的

“was always so dark.”

“Like he was being slowly poisoned.”

3. NEXT

老爷子

“Sir,”

《开庭》 · hospital_and_health
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万一是被人下了慢性毒药
HSK 7 00:01
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💡 INTENT:

“Don't tell me to look on the bright side; things could actually be far more sinister.”

1. PREVIOUS

那你往好处想呢

“Try to think positively.”

“What if someone poisoned you with a slow-acting toxin?”

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你还挺会安慰人的

“You're quite good at comforting people.”

《成何体统》 · daily_life
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