wěn

settled; steady; stable

grain (禾) + urgency (急) = stay steady, don't rush

Grain (禾) must be harvested at exactly the right moment — rush it (急) and you risk losing the crop. Steadiness comes from resisting urgency.

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你把杯子放,别让它倒了。

nǐ bǎ bēi zi fàng wěn,bié ràng tā dǎo le。

Set the cup down steadily so it doesn't tip over.

这家公司的发展很,每年都有进步。

zhè jiā gōng sī de fā zhǎn hěn wěn,měi nián dōu yǒu jìn bù。

This company's development is very steady, with progress every year.

Words with 稳

双稳

shuāng wěn

bistable

电子稳定程序

diàn zǐ wěn dìng chéng xù

(automotive) electronic stability program (ESP)

不稳

bù wěn

unstable

不稳平衡

bù wěn píng héng

unstable equilibrium

不稳性

bù wěn xìng

instability

任凭风浪起,稳坐钓鱼台

rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái

lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom)

企稳

qǐ wěn

(of economy, prices etc) to stabilize

十成九稳

shí chéng jiǔ wěn

see 十拿九穩|十拿九稳[shi2 na2 jiu3 wen3]

十拿九稳

shí ná jiǔ wěn

(idiom) to be a cinch; in the bag

单稳

dān wěn

monostable

嘴稳

zuǐ wěn

able to keep a secret

四平八稳

sì píng bā wěn

everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary

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