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稳妥

wěntuǒ

safe; reliable; prudent

Hands packing a jar securely into a padded box
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Characters in this word

稳 wěn

Strokes
14
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 急 anxious, worried
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

妥 tuǒ

Strokes
7
Radical
女 — woman, girl
Made of
爫 claws, nails, talons 女 woman, girl
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 在证据尚不充分时,保持沉默反而是更稳妥的选择。 Zài zhèngjù shàng bù chōngfèn shí, bǎochí chénmò fǎn'ér shì gèng wěntuǒ de xuǎnzé. When the evidence is still insufficient, remaining silent is instead the safer choice.
  • 我们想出了一个稳妥的办法来解决这个问题。 Wǒmen xiǎng chūle yīgè wěntuǒ de bànfǎ lái jiějué zhège wèntí. We came up with a reliable way to solve this problem.
  • 为了稳妥起见,他提前预订了车票和旅馆。 Wèile wěntuǒ qǐjiàn, tā tíqián yùdìng le chēpiào hé lǚguǎn. To be on the safe side, he booked the train tickets and the hotel in advance.

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