稳 扎 稳 打

wěn zhā wěn dǎdictionary entry

to go steady and strike hard (in fighting) / fig. steadily and surely

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

穩扎穩打稳扎稳打 [wen3 zha1 wen3 da3] /to go steady and strike hard (in fighting)/fig. steadily and surely/

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Other forms in these source records: 穩扎穩打

稳
wěn
settled / steady / stable
扎
zhā
to prick / to run or stick (a needle etc) into / mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar") / (of troops) to be stationed (at) / Taiwan pr. [zhá]
zhá
used in 掙扎|挣扎[zhēng zhá]
zā
to tie / to bind / classifier for flowers, banknotes etc: bundle / Taiwan pr. [zhá]
稳
wěn
settled / steady / stable
打
dá
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [dǎ]
dǎ
to hit / to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打傘|打伞[dǎ sǎn] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[dǎ diàn huà] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[dǎ zhēn] "to get an injection" / (coll.) from / since

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