(lěng jìng) - calm, cool-headed in Mandarin
lěngjìngTraditional: 冷靜
HSK 5
#728 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
calm, cool-headed
Word origin
冷静 means calm or cool-headed. 冷 (lěng) means cold, a phono-semantic compound with the 冫 'ice' radical and phonetic 令 (lìng). 静 (jìng) means still or quiet, with the phonetic 青 (qīng) and the 争 element; simplified from 靜.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 冷 (lěng, cold) + 静 (jìng, still)
Stroke order
冷
静
Examples
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Please stay calm.
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He dealt with the problem very calmly.
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Calm down.
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Stay calm when facing difficulties.
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Please calm down and listen to me.
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