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稳重

wěnzhòng

steady; mature; sober

A composed person calmly arranging papers at a desk
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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

重 zhòng

Strokes
9
Radical
里 — inside
Made of
千 thousand 里 inside
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他年纪不大,却在突发事件面前显得异常稳重。 Tā niánjì bú dà, què zài tūfā shìjiàn miànqián xiǎnde yìcháng wěnzhòng. He is not very old, yet he appears unusually mature when facing emergencies.
  • 王老师为人稳重,同学们都很信任他。 Wáng lǎoshī wéirén wěnzhòng, tóngxuémen dōu hěn xìnrèn tā. Teacher Wang is steady and mature in character, and all the students trust him.
  • 面试时要表现得稳重一些,不要慌张。 Miànshì shí yào biǎoxiàn de wěnzhòng yīxiē, bú yào huāngzhāng. During the interview you should appear calm and composed, don't panic.

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