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动静

dòngjing

movement; sound; news of activity

A person in pajamas listens at a partly open door
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Characters in this word

动 dòng

Strokes
6
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
云 cloud 力 strength, power
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

  • 他关上门后屋里再也没有动静,大家才意识到事情不对劲。 Tā guān shàng mén hòu wūli zài yě méiyǒu dòngjing, dàjiā cái yìshí dào shìqing bú duìjìn. After he closed the door, there was no movement in the room, and only then did everyone realise something was wrong.
  • 半夜听到楼下有动静,他赶紧起来看看。 Bànyè tīngdào lóu xià yǒu dòngjing, tā gǎnjǐn qǐlai kànkan. He heard a noise downstairs in the middle of the night and quickly got up to look.
  • 考试结果公布了吗?怎么一点动静都没有? Kǎoshì jiéguǒ gōngbù le ma? Zěnme yìdiǎn dòngjing dōu méiyǒu? Have the exam results been announced? Why is there no news at all?

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