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冷静

lěngjìng

calm

HSK 4 · Topic “Feelings and reactions”
A calm person beside a broken cup
Memory picture

Characters in this word

冷 lěng

Strokes
7
Radical
冫 — ice
Made of
冫 ice 令 command, decree, order
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

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

  • 请冷静一下。 Qǐng lěng jìng yí xià. Please calm down a little.
  • 他现在很冷静。 Tā xiàn zài hěn lěng jìng. He is very calm now.
  • 冷静很重要。 Lěng jìng hěn zhòng yào. Staying calm is very important.

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