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静止

jìngzhǐ

stationary; still

HSK 8 · Topic “Precision and Systems”
A glass of still water with a drop frozen in the air above
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

止 zhǐ

Strokes
4
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
More about the character 止

Example phrases

  • 在高速摄影下，原本看似静止的液面竟然出现细微波纹。 Zài gāosù shèyǐng xià, yuánběn kàn sì jìngzhǐ de yèmiàn jìngrán chūxiàn xìwēi bōwén. Under high-speed photography, the liquid surface that had seemed still actually showed tiny ripples.
  • 火车停下来后，窗外的树也好像静止了。 Huǒchē tíng xiàlai hòu, chuāngwài de shù yě hǎoxiàng jìngzhǐ le. After the train stopped, the trees outside the window seemed to stand still too.
  • 时间仿佛静止了，大家都屏住了呼吸。 Shíjiān fǎngfú jìngzhǐ le, dàjiā dōu bǐngzhù le hūxī. Time seemed to stand still, and everyone held their breath.

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