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title: "Guanxing Meaning: 惯性 (guànxìng) Means “inertia”"
description: "惯性 (traditional 慣性, guànxìng) means “inertia”. Hear its tones, see what 惯 and 性 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guanxing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 惯性 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

惯性 guànxìng

## inertia

## It can also mean

- habitual tendency

## Its characters

1. 惯 guàn to be used to
2. 性 xìng nature

## In a sentence

人做事常常有惯性，很难改变。 People tend to act out of habit, which is hard to change.

[More about 惯性](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%83%AF%E6%80%A7)

## More words with 惯 or 性

- [感性 gǎnxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ganxing)
- [个性 gèxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gexing)
- [急性 jíxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jixing)
- [良性 liángxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liangxing)
- [理性 lǐxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lixing)
- [慢性 mànxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/manxing)
- [男性 nánxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nanxing)
- [女性 nǚxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/nuxing)
- [人性 rénxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/renxing)
- [属性 shǔxìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shuxing)

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