Definition
慢腾腾 is an expressive state adjective (状态形容词) built with the reduplicated suffix 腾腾, which adds a vivid, unhurried feel. It describes the manner of moving, speaking, or acting in a slow, leisurely — sometimes annoyingly sluggish — way. While the POS label says verbal phrase (v.p.), the word actually functions as a predicate or complement, like an adjective, and is most natural in the pattern 慢腾腾的 + (verb) or as a stand-alone predicate: 他走路慢腾腾的.
v.p.
slowly and unhurriedlyin a leisurelysluggish manner
Examples
- 慢腾腾,。Tā shuōhuà zǒngshì màn téng téng de, jí sǐ rén.He always speaks slowly and deliberately, it's maddening.
- 慢腾腾,。Bié zhème màn téng téng de zǒu, huǒchē kuài kāi le.Don't walk so slowly — the train is about to leave.
- 慢腾腾,。Tā màn téng téng de cóng yǐzi shàng zhàn qǐlái, shēn le ge lǎn yāo.He stood up from the chair slowly and stretched.
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