How to say “calm” in Chinese
calm, composed
“Calm” in Chinese is 冷静, lěng jìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
冷静 is read lěng 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 the left, 冫 “ice”.
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 “冷静”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 冷静. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 遇到问题要冷静yùdàowèntíyàolěngjìngWhen you run into a problem, you need to keep calm.
- 面对这种情况我们应该冷静miànduìzhèzhǒngqíngkuàng,wǒmenyīnggāilěngjìngFaced with a situation like this, we should stay calm.
- 别动手冷静一点儿biédòngshǒu,lěngjìngyìdiǎnrDon't start a fight, calm down!
- 别着急先冷静下来biézháojí,xiānlěngjìngxiàlaiDon't worry — first, calm down.
- 遇到突发情况首先要保持冷静yùdàotūfāqíngkuàng,shǒuxiānyàobǎochílěngjìngIn an emergency, the first thing is to stay calm.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “calm” in Chinese?
“Calm” in Chinese is 冷静, pinyin lěngjìng.
What does 冷静 mean?
冷静 (lěngjìng) means “calm, composed”.
How do you write 冷静?
冷静 is 2 characters: 冷 (lěng) — cold; 静 (jìng) — quiet, calm. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 冷静?
冷静 is read lěngjìng. Tones: lěng — third tone, jìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“calm” in the lesson “What's he like?”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. 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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