稳稳地 (wěn wěn de) — steadily; firmly; stably

Definition

This is the adverbial form of 稳 (wěn), used after a verb with 地 to describe how an action is done steadily or firmly. It modifies the manner of an action (站、拿、开), not a thing.

adjective
steadilyfirmlystably

Examples

  • 稳稳地。
    Tā wěn wěn de zhàn zài dì shàng.
    He stood steadily on the ground.
  • 稳稳地。
    Chē wěn wěn de kāi zài lù shang.
    The car drove steadily on the road.
  • 稳稳地。
    Tā wěn wěn de ná zhe shuǐ bēi.
    She held the water cup steadily.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

稳稳steadily
稳wěnsteady稳wěnsteady
重叠Reduplication
地dìmanner marker

The doubled 稳 strengthens firmness, and 地 presents it as a way of doing something.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
土土tǔearth
Sound part声符shēngfú
也
也yě地dì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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