徐徐

xú xú · HSK 7

slowly

🐢 xu-xu sounds like a soft shush shush — slowing things down gently, step by step

徐 carries the 彳 step radical, so 徐徐 is movement taken one calm step at a time. The doubled character intensifies it into a steady, unhurried pace: slowly, gently.

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