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静

jìng · jing

Traditional 靜

HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. still
  2. calm
  3. quiet
  4. not moving
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A quiet night

  1. Dengdeng

    夜里(yèli)的(de)公园(gōngyuán)真(zhēn)静(jìng)。

    The park at night is really quiet.

  2. Liangliang

    是啊(shìa)，一点(yīdiǎn)声音(shēngyīn)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Yes, there's no sound at all.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)听(tīng)！

    Listen!

  4. Liangliang

    听(tīng)什么(shénme)？

    To what?

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)的(de)肚子(dùzi)在(zài)叫(jiào)。

    Your stomach is growling.

  6. Liangliang

    它(tā)可(kě)一点(yīdiǎn)都(dōu)不(bù)静(jìng)。

    It is not quiet at all.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

深(shēn)夜(yè)的(de)街(jiē)道(dào)非(fēi)常(cháng)静(jìng)。

The streets are very quiet late at night.

02

教(jiào)室(shì)里(lǐ)静(jìng)得(de)能(néng)听(tīng)见(jiàn)呼(hū)吸(xī)声(shēng)。

The classroom was so quiet that you could hear breathing.

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