寂静

寂靜

jìjìng

adjective HSK 7 #10,547

Meanings

1 quiet; still; silent

Characters

Both characters mean 'quiet' — together they create an intensified, profound silence.

Examples

深夜的森林一片寂静。

Shēnyè de sēnlín yí piàn jìjìng.

The forest was completely silent in the dead of night.

教室里突然变得寂静无声。

Jiàoshì lǐ tūrán biàn de jìjìng-wúshēng.

The classroom suddenly became completely silent.

Tips

usage

寂静 is more literary than 安静 (ānjìng). Use 安静 for everyday 'quiet' (quiet classroom, quiet child), and 寂静 for profound, atmospheric silence — the kind you'd describe in a novel.

Stroke Order

寂 jì

静 jìng