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Hanzi

靜 / 静

Traditional
靜
Simplified
静

still/calm/quiet/not moving

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

jìng

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧㄥˋ

Jyutping

zing6

Example sentences

冷靜 / 冷静 lěngjìng
遇到緊急情況時，保持冷靜非常重要。
遇到紧急情况时，保持冷静非常重要。

It is very important to stay calm when encountering an emergency.

處 / 处 chǔ
他處事冷靜，從不慌張。
他处事冷静，从不慌张。

He handles matters calmly and never panics.

安靜 / 安静 ānjìng
圖書館裡必須保持安靜。
图书馆里必须保持安静。

It must be kept quiet in the library.

保持 bǎochí
請保持安靜。
请保持安静。

Please keep quiet.

寧靜 / 宁静 níngjìng
鄉村的夜晚非常寧靜。
乡村的夜晚非常宁静。

The countryside night is very peaceful.

鄉村 / 乡村 xiāngcūn
鄉村的生活很寧靜。
乡村的生活很宁静。

Life in the countryside is very peaceful.

平靜 / 平静 píngjìng
聽完輕音樂後，他的心情變得十分平靜。
听完轻音乐后，他的心情变得十分平静。

After listening to light music, his mood became very calm.

內心 / 内心 nèixīn
我內心感到無比的平靜。
我内心感到无比的平静。

I feel incredibly peaceful in my heart.

靜 / 静 jìng
深夜裡，四周都很靜。
深夜里，四周都很静。

It is very quiet all around late at night.

動靜 / 动静 dòngjìng
屋子裡靜悄悄的，一點動靜都沒有。
屋子里静悄悄的，一点动静都没有。

The room was very quiet; there was no sound at all.

Example Vocabulary

冷靜

leng3'jing4

calm; cool-headed; composed

安靜

an1'jing4

quiet; peaceful; silent

寧靜

ning2'jing4

peaceful; tranquil; quiet

平靜

ping2'jing4

calm; peaceful; tranquil

靜

jing4

quiet; calm; still

動靜

dong4'jing4

movement; activity; sound of something happening

寂靜

ji2'jing4

幽靜

you1'jing4

quiet and secluded; peaceful

心靜

xin1'jing4

恬靜

tian2'jing4

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