slow-learning

Updated: May 26, 2025

But once fairly established, the barbarian merchants taught the slow-learning Chinese that the trade brought advantage to all engaged in it. Step by step they pressed forward, to open new ports and extend commercial relations, which were not likely to be discontinued, if only a little time were allowed to show their value. As years rolled on, trade with China increased.

Thomas Wallace Knox - Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar: Life