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不紧不慢

bù jǐn bù màndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to take one's time / unhurried / leisurely
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-265de57ba6f153e9. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

不緊不慢 不紧不慢 [bu4 jin3 bu4 man4] /(idiom) to take one's time; unhurried; leisurely/

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Other forms in these source records: 不緊不慢

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 紧
    jǐn

    tight / strict / close at hand / near / urgent / tense / hard up / short of money / to tighten

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 慢
    màn

    slow

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.