淑静

淑靜

shūjìng

adjective #72,779

Meanings

1 gentle and quiet
2 demure
3 tender

Characters

virtuous; gentle (esp. of women)

Examples

HSK 3

她性格淑静，很少说话。

Tā xìnggé shūjìng, hěnshǎo shuōhuà.

She has a gentle, quiet temperament and rarely speaks.

HSK 3

古时候人们认为女子应当淑静。

Gǔshíhou rénmen rènwéi nǚzǐ yīngdāng shūjìng.

In ancient times people believed women should be gentle and demure.

Tips

register

Literary and somewhat dated. Today it shows up most often as a given name (e.g. 林淑静) or in classical-style descriptions of women, not in everyday conversation.

Stroke Order

淑 shū

静 jìng