Definition

Examples

• 政府采取一系列措施来平定局势。
  Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ yí xìliè cuòshī lái píng dìng júshì.
  The government took a series of measures to calm the situation.
• 军队用了三天时间平定了那场暴乱。
  Jūnduì yòng le sān tiān shíjiān píng dìng le nà chǎng bàoluàn.
  The army spent three days putting down that riot.
• 经过半年，这个地区的局势终于被平定下来。
  Jīngguò bàn nián, zhège dìqū de júshì zhōngyú bèi píng dìng xiàlái.
  After half a year, the situation in this region was finally pacified.