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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

安静 [ānjìng]
  1. 1. adjective [无声] quiet
  2. 2. adjective [平静] peaceful
    婴儿在小床上睡得很安静
    The baby was sleeping peacefully in its cot.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

安静 [ānjìng]
  1. 1. quiet; peaceful; silent
    病人需要安静
    The patient needs peace and quiet.
    保持安静!
    Keep quiet!
    我们小区夜晚特别安静
    请大家保持会场安静
    学校放假了,校园里变得特别安静
  2. 2. calm; undisturbed
    周围安安静静的,没有任何异常情况。
    Everything around was still and quiet. Nothing unusual happened.
  3. 3. quiet down
    大幕一拉开,观众顿时安静下来。
    As soon as the curtain rose, the audience quieted down.
    这个病人只有吃了镇静药,才能安静一会儿。
  4. 4. silence
  5. 5. verb quieten
  6. 6. hush

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

安静 [ānjìng]
  1. 1. 没有声音;不嘈杂
    阅览室里十分安静
  2. 2. 平安稳定
    渴望过安静的日子。
  3. 3. 跟"平静"有所不同。"安静"多形容人的行为动作和环境;"平静"多形容人的心情、表情或社会、国家的秩序。

Examples

病人需要安静
The patient needs peace and quiet. 安静
保持安静!
Keep quiet! 安静
大幕一拉开,观众顿时安静下来。
As soon as the curtain rose, the audience quieted down. 安静
保持安静
keep quiet 保持
大家很安静地听着,间或有人提一两个问题。
Everybody listened in silent attention, with occasional questions from the floor. 间或
铃声一响,教室里立刻安静下来。
As soon as the bell rang, the classroom quieted down at once. 立刻
安静
Be quiet, please.
我们小区夜晚特别安静 安静
请大家保持会场安静 安静
学校放假了,校园里变得特别安静 安静

Collocations

安静的环境
quiet environment
安静的生活
live in peace
安静地自习
study by oneself quietly
安静下来
calm down
保持安静
keep quiet
情绪安静
peaceful mind
十分安静
very quiet
无法安静
unable to be quiet

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

安静 and 清静

1.两个词都表示环境中没有嘈杂的声音、没有干扰等。
Both words mean "an absence of noise or disturbance ".
(1)我想找个安静(清静)的地方一个人呆一会。
(2)这里不是很安静(清静)。
(3)要是不想干了,你大可以回去过你的安静(清静)日子。

2.“安静”可以指人的性格喜静不喜动等;“清静”则不同。
安静 can also mean "a quiet disposition ", while 清静 cannot:
(1)他很安静,常常一整天不说几句话。
(2)她喜欢性情安静的人。

3.“安静”还可以指睡得平静,安稳;而“清静”不能。
安静 can also be applied to a peaceful slumber, but 清静 cannot.
(1)他睡得很安静。
这两个词都可以重叠(AABB/ABAB)。如“安安静静”、“清清静静”、“安静安静”和“清静清静”。
(2)你就不能安静安静吗?
(3)我想一个人清静清静。

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