静静的

靜靜的

jìngjìngde

adjective #18,964

Meanings

1 quiet
2 still
3 peaceful

Characters

attributive particle

Examples

静静的夜晚，星星格外明亮。

Jìngjìngde yèwǎn, xīngxing géwài míngliàng.

On the quiet night, the stars were especially bright.

湖面是静静的。

Húmiàn shì jìngjìngde.

The surface of the lake was still.

Tips

grammar

静静的 with 的 is an adjective modifying nouns (静静的夜), while 静静地 with 地 is an adverb modifying verbs (静静地走). This is the 的/地 distinction.

In Pop Culture

静静的顿河 Jìngjìngde Dùn Hé

And Quiet Flows the Don

Nobel Prize-winning novel by Mikhail Sholokhov

Stroke Order

静 jìng

的 de