How to say “quiet” in Chinese
quiet, calm
“Quiet” in Chinese is 安静, ān jìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
安静 is read ān jìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 女 “woman”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “安静”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 安静. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我们小区很安静。wǒmenxiǎoqūhěnānjìngOur complex is quiet.
- 我想找一个安静的地方wǒxiǎngzhǎoyígeānjìngdedìfangI want to find a quiet place.
- 这条街道又干净又安静zhètiáojiēdàoyòugānjìngyòuānjìngThis street is both clean and quiet.
- 我想找个安静的地方度假wǒxiǎngzhǎogeānjìngdedìfangdùjiàI want to find a quiet place for a vacation.
- 这儿既安静又方便zhèrjìānjìngyòufāngbiànIt's both quiet and convenient here.
- 我家周围很安静wǒjiāzhōuwéihěnānjìngIt's quiet around my house.
More words from the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “quiet” in Chinese?
“Quiet” in Chinese is 安静, pinyin ānjìng.
What does 安静 mean?
安静 (ānjìng) means “quiet, calm”.
How do you write 安静?
安静 is 2 characters: 安 (ān) — calm, safe; 静 (jìng) — quiet, calm. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 安静?
安静 is read ānjìng. Tones: ān — first tone, jìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“quiet” in the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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