very quiet; noiseless
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
very quiet; silent; noiseless
neutralTypically used with '的' (~的) as a descriptive complement after a noun or at the end of a clause. Describes an atmosphere or environment with an almost palpable silence. This is a state descriptive word (状态词).
Yè夜
shēn深
le了
,
sì四
zhōu周
jìng静
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de的
。
Late at night, the surroundings were dead silent.
Tóng同
xué学
men们
dōu都
zài在
rèn认
zhēn真
kǎo考
shì试
,
jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
jìng静
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de的
。
All the students were taking the exam seriously, and the classroom was very quiet.
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Tā他
jìng静
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de地
zǒu走
jìn进
fáng房
jiān间
,
méi没
yǒu有
chǎo吵
xǐng醒
rèn任
hé何
rén人
。
He walked into the room very quietly and didn't wake anyone up.
Sēn森
lín林
de的
zǎo早
chén晨
,
chú除
le了
niǎo鸟
jiào叫
,
yī一
qiè切
dōu都
shì是
jìng静
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
de的
。
In the morning forest, apart from the birdsong, everything was perfectly still.