平定 (píng dìng) — to pacify, to calm (a situation, emotions); to put down, to suppress (a rebellion, riot)

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Examples

• 政府采取一系列措施来平定局势。
  Zhèng fǔ cǎi qǔ yí xì liè cuò shī lái píng dìng jú shì.
  The government took a series of measures to calm the situation.
• 军队用了三天时间平定了那场暴乱。
  Jūn duì yòng le sān tiān shí jiān píng dìng le nà chǎng bào luàn.
  The army spent three days putting down that riot.
• 经过半年，这个地区的局势终于被平定下来。
  Jīng guò bàn nián, zhè ge dì qū de jú shì zhōng yú bèi píng dìng xià lái.
  After half a year, the situation in this region was finally pacified.

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