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动静

dòng jìng · dong jing

Traditional 動靜

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity
  2. movement and stillness
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Noises upstairs at night

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)半夜(bànyè)，楼上(lóushàng)有(yǒu)动静(dòngjìng)，我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)睡不着(shuìbùzháo)。

    Last night at midnight there was noise upstairs, and I couldn't sleep.

  2. Liangliang

    什么(shénme)动静(dòngjìng)？

    What kind of noise?

  3. Dengdeng

    咚咚咚(dōngdōngdōng)的(de)，好像(hǎoxiàng)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)走来走去(zǒuláizǒuqù)。

    Thump, thump, like someone pacing around.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)去(qù)问(wèn)了(le)邻居(línjū)，他(tā)说(shuō)是(shì)扫地机器人(sǎodìjīqìrén)半夜(bànyè)在(zài)工作(gōngzuò)。

    I asked the neighbour today. He said it was his robot vacuum working at midnight.

  5. Dengdeng

    机器人(jīqìrén)还(hái)加班(jiābān)，难怪(nánguài)动静(dòngjìng)那么(nàme)大(dà)！

    A robot working overtime! No wonder the noise was so loud!

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2 examples
01

在(zài)丽(lì)玛(mǎ)闹(nào)出(chū)更(gèng)大(dà)的(de)动(dòng)静(jìng)之(zhī)前(qián)，齐(qí)莉(lì)赶(gǎn)紧(jǐn)把(bǎ)她(tā)赶(gǎn)出(chū)了(le)餐(cān)厅(tīng)。

Ziri rushed Rima out of the restaurant before she made a bigger scene.

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

02

半(bàn)夜(yè)里(lǐ)，楼(lóu)上(shàng)传(chuán)来(lái)奇(qí)怪(guài)的(de)动(dòng)静(jìng)。

In the middle of the night, strange noises came from upstairs.

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