maan6 sai2慢駛慢驶
Jyutpingmaan6 sai2
Yalemaahn sái
Definition
To drive a vehicle slowly.
neutraltransport
How it's used
This term is frequently seen on official road signs and traffic warnings to instruct drivers to reduce their speed for safety. While it is a formal instruction in a traffic context, it is also used in daily speech to describe the act of driving at a crawl, often due to heavy traffic or poor road conditions.
Examples
There is a traffic jam ahead, everyone has to drive slowly.
Why are you driving so slowly? There are many cars behind.
Related words
Common phrases
drive slowly and carefully
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 慢行, which is a general term for walking slowly or moving at a slow pace. 慢駛 is specifically restricted to operating a motor vehicle.
Grammar color guide
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Classifier
Particle
Connector
Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
