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安静

ānjìng

quiet

HSK 2 · Topic “Qualities and features”
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Characters in this word

安 ān

Strokes
6
Radical
宀 — roof
Made of
宀 roof 女 woman, girl
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

静 jìng

Strokes
14
Radical
青 — blue, green
Made of
青 blue, green 争 to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 请安静一点。 Qǐng ānjìng yìdiǎn. Please be a little quieter.
  • 这里很安静。 Zhèlǐ hěn ānjìng. It is very quiet here.
  • 晚上很安静。 Wǎnshang hěn ānjìng. It is very quiet at night.

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