wun6 wo4緩和缓和
Jyutpingwun6 wo4
Yalewuhn wòh
Definition
To relax, ease, or mitigate a tense person or situation.
neutralemotionother
How it's used
Focuses on the reduction of intensity or pressure, whether it is a person's mood or a diplomatic situation. It is more formal than common colloquial verbs like 鬆啲 or 減壓, making it suitable for news reports or serious discussions about social issues. Use it when describing a transition from a state of high friction to a more manageable or stable one.
Examples
Has the relationship between those two eased up yet?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe physical relaxation of the body, such as relaxing muscles; for that, use 放鬆 instead.
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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.
