静静地

靜靜地

jìngjìngde

adverb #18,949

Meanings

1 quietly
2 silently
3 peacefully

Characters

adverbial particle

Examples

她静静地坐在窗边。

Tā jìngjìngde zuò zài chuāng biān.

She sat quietly by the window.

孩子们静静地听老师讲故事。

Háizi men jìngjìngde tīng lǎoshī jiǎng gùshi.

The children listened quietly as the teacher told a story.

Tips

grammar

地 (de) after a reduplicated adjective (静静) turns it into an adverb modifying the verb. Compare: 静静地看 (quietly watch) vs 静静的夜 (quiet night, using 的).

Stroke Order

静 jìng

地 dì