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惯性

惯性 (guàn xìng): Inertia / Habitual nature (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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惯性 consists of 2 characters.

to be accustomed to; habit

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

nature, character, innate quality

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Pinyinguàn xìng

MeaningInertia / Habitual nature

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word惯性

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How to Use 惯性 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 惯性 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

jù巨

dà大

de的

guàn惯

xìng性

neutral

great inertia

guàn惯

xìng性

sī思

wéi维

formal

inertial thinking

Verb + Objectwith克服

kè克

fú服

guàn惯

xìng性

Noun + Nounwith思维

sī思

wéi维

guàn惯

xìng性

4.

Example Sentences with 惯性

qiú球

gǔn滚

chū出

qù去

hòu后

，

yīn因

neutral

overcome inertia

formal

thinking inertia

wèi

为

guàn惯

xìng性

，

tā它

hái还

huì会

jì继

xù续

gǔn滚

yī一

huì会

er儿

。

After the ball rolls out, due to inertia, it will continue rolling for a while.

zhè这

zhǒng种

sī思

wéi维

guàn惯

xìng性

ruò若

bù不

dǎ打

pò破

，

chuàng创

xīn新

biàn便

wú无

cóng从

tán谈

qǐ起

。

If this habitual way of thinking is not broken, innovation will be impossible.

nǐ你

zǒng总

shì是

chí迟

dào到

，

nán难

dào道

jǐn仅

jǐn仅

shì是

guàn惯

xìng性

shǐ使

rán然

ma吗

？

You are always late. Is it merely due to inertia?

tā他

xí习

guàn惯

le了

měi每

tiān天

zǎo早

qǐ起

，

jí即

shǐ使

zhōu周

mò末

yě也

yǒu有

zhè这

zhǒng种

guàn惯

xìng性

。

He is used to waking up early every day, and even on weekends, he has this inertia.

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

bèi被

guò过

qù去

de的

chéng成

gōng功

guàn惯

xìng性

suǒ所

shù束

fù缚

，

ér而

shì是

jī积

jí极

zhuǎn转

xíng型

。

He was not bound by the inertia of past successes but actively transformed.

jīng经

jì济

tǐ体

xì系

de的

jù巨

dà大

guàn惯

xìng性

shǐ使

de得

zhèng政

cè策

tiáo调

zhěng整

de的

xiào效

guǒ果

xiǎn显

xiàn现

huǎn缓

màn慢

。

The enormous inertia of the economic system makes the effects of policy adjustments appear slowly.

gǎi改

biàn变

jiù旧

xí习

guàn惯

xū需

yào要

kè克

fú服

xīn心

lǐ理

guàn惯

xìng性

，

zhè这

wǎng往

wǎng往

xū需

yào要

shí时

jiān间

hé和

nǔ努

lì力

。

Changing old habits requires overcoming psychological inertia, which often takes time and effort.

kè克

fú服

zǎo早

chén晨

lài赖

chuáng床

de的

guàn惯

xìng性

，

shì是

wǒ我

kāi开

qǐ启

gāo高

xiào效

yì一

tiān天

de的

dì第

yī一

bù步

。

Overcoming the inertia of staying in bed in the morning is my first step to starting an efficient day.

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Words with 性

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性别xìng biéHSK 4
性格xìng géHSK 4
男性nán xìngHSK 4
个性gè xìngHSK 5
性质xìng zhìHSK 5
一次性yī cì xìngHSK 5
人性rén xìngHSK 6