惯性 (guàn xìng): (physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual

Word info

Pinyin

guànxìng

Meaning

(physics) inertia; (fig.) force of habit; tendency to do things in the accustomed way; habitual

Characters

2

Part of speech

noun

HSK level

HSK 7

Chinese explanation

• 物体保持原有运动状态不变的性质，除非受到外力的作用。在生活中，也常指人因长期习惯而形成的固定思维或行为方式，不容易改变。