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惰性

duòxìng
noun #40,581

Meanings

  1. 1 chemical inertness
  2. 2 inertia
  3. 3 laziness; reluctance to change

Examples

HSK 3
人都有惰性，天一冷就不想起床。
Rén dōu yǒu duòxìng, tiān yì lěng jiù bù xiǎng qǐchuáng.
Everyone has a lazy streak: as soon as it gets cold, nobody wants to get out of bed.
HSK 7-9
金子的化学惰性很强，放多少年都不会生锈。
Jīnzi de huàxué duòxìng hěn qiáng, fàng duōshao nián dōu bú huì shēngxiù.
Gold is chemically very inert: however many years you keep it, it never corrodes.
HSK 7-9
改革最大的阻力往往来自体制的惰性。
Gǎigé zuì dà de zǔlì wǎngwǎng láizì tǐzhì de duòxìng.
The biggest resistance to reform often comes from the inertia of the system.

Tips

usage
In physics the modern word for inertia is 惯性; 惰性 there is older usage. In chemistry the "lazy" elements are the 惰性气体, the noble gases, which barely react with anything.

Stroke Order

惰 duò
性 xìng