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冷静

lěng jìng · leng jing

Traditional 冷靜

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. calm; cool-headed; dispassionate
  2. (of a place) deserted; quiet
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Where is my phone?

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)冷静(lěngjìng)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Dengdeng, calm down a bit.

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)很(hěn)冷静(lěngjìng)！可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)呢(ne)？

    I'm very calm! But where is my phone?

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)冷静(lěngjìng)，想一想(xiǎngyīxiǎng)放在(fàngzài)哪儿(nǎr)了(le)。

    Calm down first and think where you put it.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)……我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)在(zài)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    Okay... I was on a call just now.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)现在(xiànzài)手里(shǒulǐ)拿(ná)的(de)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    Then what are you holding in your hand?

  6. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，在(zài)我(wǒ)手里(shǒulǐ)！我(wǒ)不(bù)太(tài)冷静(lěngjìng)。

    Oops, it's in my hand! I'm not very calm.

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2 examples
01

无(wú)论(lùn)发(fā)生(shēng)什(shén)么(me)事(shì)也(yě)要(yào)保(bǎo)持(chí)冷(lěng)静(jìng)。

Whatever happens, keep calm.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

遇(yù)到(dào)紧(jǐn)急(jí)情(qíng)况(kuàng)时(shí)，他(tā)总(zǒng)能(néng)冷(lěng)静(jìng)地(de)做(zuò)出(chū)判(pàn)断(duàn)。

When facing an emergency, he can always make judgments calmly.

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