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稳重 (wěn zhòng) — steady, composed; (of a person) reliable and prudent

Definition

稳重 describes a person's character: steady, prudent, and not impulsive — used for mature behavior, not a fleeting mood. Less about staying calm under pressure (沉着/镇定) and more about a reliable, grounded disposition.

adjective
steadycomposed(of a person) reliable and prudent

Examples

  • 稳重，。
    Tā zuò shì wěn zhòng, cóng bù chōng dòng.
    He is steady in his work and never acts impulsively.
  • 稳重，。
    Zhè wèi lǐng dǎo hěn wěn zhòng, dà jiā dōu hěn xìn rèn tā.
    This leader is very composed, and everyone trusts him.
  • ，稳重。
    Zhǎo duì xiàng shí, tā xī wàng duì fāng xìng gé wěn zhòng.
    When looking for a partner, she hopes the other person has a steady personality.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

稳wěnsteady
重zhòngweighty

稳 conveys steadiness and 重 conveys weighty seriousness; together they describe a composed manner.

Characters in this word

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
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng重zhòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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