惯性 meaning in English

guànxìng

(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit

HSK 7-9nounTraditional 慣性19 strokes

Meaning of 惯性

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

guànxìng
  1. (physics) inertia
  2. (fig.) force of habit
  3. tendency to do things in the accustomed way
  4. habitual

惯性 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā习xí惯guàn性xìng地dì将jiāng钥yào匙shi放fàng在zài了le桌zhuō子zi上shàng。
He put the key on the table as usual.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

惯 guàn · accustomed to · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

性 xìng · nature · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

Related words

Words that share a character with 惯性.

习惯xíguànhabit; custom
性格xìnggénature; disposition
个性gèxìngindividuality; personality
性别xìngbiésex; gender
积极性jījíxìngzeal; initiative
性质xìngzhìnature; characteristic
女性nǚxìngwoman; the female sex
男性nánxìngthe male sex; a male
特性tèxìngproperty; characteristic
性能xìngnéngfunction; performance; behavior
一次性yīcìxìngone-off (offer); one-time
性命xìngmìnglife

Questions about 惯性

What does 惯性 mean?

惯性 (guànxìng) means "(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 惯性?

惯性 is made of 2 characters: 惯 (11 strokes), 性 (8 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 惯性 an HSK word?

Yes. 惯性 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 惯性 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 惯性 is written 慣性.