缓解
Written huǎn jiě, said huán jiě — a third tone before another third tone is said as a second.
Meaning
- to bring relief
- to alleviate (a crisis)
- to dull (a pain)
Example sentence
药物缓解了他的痛苦。
The medicine decreased his pain.
Characters in 缓解
- 缓 huǎn slow, unhurried; to postpone; to relax
- 解 jiě to untie; to solve; to explain
缓 slow plus 解, to untie. 缓 gives 缓慢 and 延缓; slowly untying a pressure.