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安定

Mandarin · pinyin ān dìng

stable; calm; settled
to stabilize
Valium; diazepam

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安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
定: dìng · decide, settle, fix

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1–4 · an1 ding4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

on1 ding6

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adj

stable; settled; secured
(of one's mind) at ease; free from anxiety; not tense

verb

to stabilize; to settle down; to secure
to pacify; to placate; to appease

noun

stability; security
tranquilizer; sedative
Valium; diazepam

name

(～區) Anding (a district of Tainan, Taiwan)
(～區) Anding (a district of Dingxi, Gansu, China)

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