静静

靜靜

jìngjìng

adverb #11,061

Meanings

1 quietly
2 silently
3 still

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Examples

她静静地坐在窗边看书。

Tā jìngjìng de zuò zài chuāngbiān kànshū.

She sat quietly by the window reading.

我想静静地待一会儿。

Wǒ xiǎng jìngjìng de dāi yīhuìr.

I want to be alone quietly for a while.

Tips

grammar

静静 is the reduplicated form of 静 (quiet). Adjective reduplication (AA) softens the meaning. Used with 地 before verbs: 静静地走.

Stroke Order

静 jìng