guàn
xìng

HSK 7-9
technical
common
noun

Meaning of 惯性

惯性 means inertia; the property of an object to resist changes in its state of motion or rest; force of habit; tendency to continue in a fixed pattern. Pronounced guàn xìng. HSK 7-9.

  • inertia; the property of an object to resist changes in its state of motion or rest
  • force of habit; tendency to continue in a fixed pattern

Definitions & Examples

Yóu
guàn
xìng
 
shā
chē
shí
chéng
shēn
huì
xiàng
qián
qīng
 

Due to inertia, passengers' bodies lean forward when the brakes are suddenly applied.

Niú
dùn
dìng
jiào
guàn
xìng
dìng
 

Newton's First Law is also called the Law of Inertia.

Jìng
zhǐ
de
yǒu
bǎo
chí
jìng
zhǐ
de
guàn
xìng
 

An object at rest has the inertia to remain at rest.