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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

安定 [āndìng]
  1. 1. adjective stable
  2. 2. verb stabilize
    安定局面
    stabilize the situation
    安定民心
    reassure the public

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

安定 [āndìng]
  1. 1. stable; quiet; settled
    安定的生活
    a stable (or settled) life
    安定的社会环境
    a stable social environment
  2. 2. stabilize; maintain
    安定社会秩序
    maintain social order
    安定人心
    reassure the public; set people's minds at rest
  3. 3. [Pharmacy] diazepam

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

安定 [āndìng]
  1. 1. 稳定正常,没有波动
    社会安定
    安定的生活。
  2. 2. 使安定
    安定人心
    安定安定他们的情绪。
  3. 3. 常用西药,有镇静、抗惊厥、使横纹肌松弛等作用。

Examples

安定的生活
a stable (or settled) life
安定社会秩序
maintain social order
安定团结的政治局面
political stability and unity
人心安定
The public is quiet.
社会安定是社会发展的先决条件。
Social order and stability is a prerequisite to social development.
每个新建立的朝代在安定下来以后,都会创制一套新的法令。
Every newly established dynasty created a set of new laws after it had settled down.
现在六合安定,人民安居乐业。
Now the country is peaceful; people live a stable life and enjoy their work.

Collocations

安定的生活环境
stable living environment
安定人心
reassure the public
安定团结
stable and united
安定下来
settle down
安定秩序
maintain the order
保持安定
keep things under control
非常安定
very stable
情绪安定
in a calm frame of mind
生活安定
stable life

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

安定 and 稳定

安定 and 稳定
āndìng and wěndìng

1. 安定 (adj.) means "to be normal and peaceful (mood, life, society, order, etc.)"
(1) 社会的安定需要大家共同来维护。
(2) 他希望自己有一天能过上安定的日子。
(3) 吃了点药,他终于安定下来了。
(4) 无论什么社会,总存在着一些不安定的因素。

安定 (v.) means " to make something normal and peaceful " and usually needs an object:
(5) 他的讲话安定了大家的情绪。
(6) 干部们做了大量的思想工作来安定人心。

2. 稳定 is similar to 安定. In the above examples, 1-4 can be replaced with 稳定, but 安定 stresses the inner condition, while 稳定 stresses the outward expression. Besides, 稳定 (adj.) also means the stability of water level, value, price, illness, curative effect, etc.:
(1) 这个季节的水位比较稳定
(2) 这个季度的物价都比较稳定
(3) 他已经脱离了危险期,现在病情很稳定

安定 cannot be used in such ways.

稳定 (v.) means "to be stable " or" to stabilize " and can have an object.
(4) 国家采取了一些办法来稳定物价。
(5) 我们要稳定教师队伍。

1.“安定”(形)表示情绪、生活、社会、秩序等正常、平静。
“安定”(动)表示使安定,可带宾语。
2.“稳定”(动)也可以表示情绪、生活、社会、秩序等正常平静,与“安定”相似,以上“安定”的例句都可以和“稳定”互换。不同的是,“安定”侧重于内心的,内部的,而“稳定”更倾向于外部表现。另外,“稳定”(形)还表示水位、价值、物价、病情、疗效等的平衡。
“安定”则没有这些用法。
“稳定”(动)表示使稳定,可带宾语。

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