静静地

靜靜地

jìngjìngde

adverb #18,949

Meanings

1 quietly
2 silently
3 peacefully

Characters

quiet (repeated for emphasis)

adverbial particle

Examples

她静静地坐在窗边。

Tā jìngjìng de zuò zài chuāngbiān.

She sat quietly by the window.

孩子们静静地听老师讲故事。

Háizimen jìngjìng de 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