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淑静

淑靜
shūjìng
adjective #72,779

Meanings

  1. 1 gentle and quiet
  2. 2 demure
  3. 3 tender

Examples

她性格淑静，很少说话。
Tā xìnggé shūjìng, hěnshǎo shuōhuà.
She has a gentle, quiet temperament and rarely speaks.
古时候人们认为女子应当淑静。
Gǔ shíhou rénmen rènwéi nǚzǐ yīngdāng shūjìng.
In ancient times people believed women should be gentle and demure.

Tips

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Literary and somewhat dated. Today it shows up most often as a given name (e.g. 林淑静) or in classical-style descriptions of women, not in everyday conversation.

Stroke Order

淑 shū
静 jìng