How to say “stable” in Chinese

稳定

wěndìng

stable

adjective · HSK 5 · topic “Economy”

“Stable” in Chinese is 稳定, wěn dìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

稳定 is read wěn dìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

wěn — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

dìng — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

稳

wěn — steady, reliable

On the left, 禾 “grain”; on the right, 急.

定

dìng — set, fix; firmly

On top, 宀 “roof”.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “稳定”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 稳定. Tap the sound icon to listen.

他想找一份稳定的工作tāxiǎngzhǎoyífènwěndìngdegōngzuòHe wants to find a stable job.
经济处于稳定发展的阶段。jīngjìchǔyúwěndìngfāzhǎndejiēduànThe economy is at a stage of stable development.
这种物质的性质很稳定。zhèzhǒngwùzhìdexìngzhìhěnwěndìngThe properties of this substance are stable.
最近股市不太稳定zuìjìngǔshìbútàiwěndìngThe stock market hasn't been very stable lately.
这种基金的收益比较稳定zhèzhǒngjījīndeshōuyìbǐjiàowěndìngThis kind of fund has a fairly stable return.
重心越低物体越稳定zhòngxīnyuèdī,wùtǐyuèwěndìngThe lower the center of gravity, the more stable the object.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “stable” in Chinese?

“Stable” in Chinese is 稳定, pinyin wěndìng.

What does 稳定 mean?

稳定 (wěndìng) means “stable”.

How do you write 稳定?

稳定 is 2 characters: 稳 (wěn) — steady, reliable; 定 (dìng) — set, fix; firmly. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 稳定?

稳定 is read wěndìng. Tones: wěn — third tone, dìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“stable” in the lesson “Prices are rising”

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