动静

動靜

dòngjìng

noun HSK 7-9 #4,935

Meanings

Movement and stillness — any sign of activity or sound.

外面有什么动静？

Wàimiàn yǒu shénme dòngjìng?

What's that noise outside? / Is anything going on outside?

别弄出太大的动静。

Bié nòng chū tài dà de dòngjìng.

Don't make too much noise/commotion.

memory

动 (movement) + 静 (stillness) = 动静 (any disturbance that breaks the stillness). Opposites combined to mean 'signs of activity.'

usage

Very colloquial. 有动静 = there's some activity/noise. 没动静 = no sign of activity, nothing happening.

动 dòng

静 jìng