wui4 wan2回穩回稳
Jyutpingwui4 wan2
Yalewùih wán
Definition
To stabilize again; to recover stability, usually after a downward trend.
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How it's used
Primarily used in financial or economic contexts to describe a market or price trend that has ceased its decline. It implies a sense of relief after a period of volatility or downward pressure. While it can technically apply to other situations like health or weather, it is overwhelmingly associated with charts and numbers.
Examples
The stock market finally stabilized today.
Do you think the market will stabilize?
Related words
Common mistake
Avoid using this to describe a person's emotional state or a physical object staying upright, as it sounds overly formal and technical in those contexts.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
