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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

平静 [píngjìng]
  1. 1. adjective calm

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

平静 [píngjìng]
  1. 1. calm; quiet; tranquil; still; sedate; soothe
    平静的夜晚
    a quiet night
    平静的海面
    a calm sea
  2. 2. adverb calmly

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

平静 [píngjìng]
  1. 1. (心情、环境等)平和安静
    心情平静
    局势平静
  2. 2. 参见 "安静"的提示。

Examples

他知道这消息后心里很难过,久久不能平静
He was deeply grieved to learn the news, and it was a long time before he calmed down.
平静的海面
a calm sea
金色的阳光投射到平静的海面上。
The sun cast its golden rays on the calm sea.
平静中隐伏着危险。
Danger lurked where all was quiet.
一阵喧闹过后,小巷复归平静
After a burst of noise, the alleyway calmed down again.
他恋念着故乡,久久不能平静
He misses his hometown, and couldn't calm down for a long time.
此时的大海表面平静,内里却积蓄着再次涨潮的力量。
The sea looks calm on the surface right now, while inside, it accumulates the power for the next rise of the tide.
别看台风那么有破坏力,台风眼却是异常平静的。
Though typhoons are destructive, a typhoon's eye is not.
我看他是药石罔效,让他平静地过完最后的日子吧。
In my opinion, no medicine is effective for him, let him pass his last days quietly.

Collocations

平静安详
quiet and composed
反应平静
a quiet reaction
心情平静
to have a peaceful mind
平静的小山村
a quiet mountain village
平静面对
to calmly face something
平静如水
to be as quiet as water
平静下来
to become quiet

Word Decomposition


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