静一静

靜一靜

jìngyijìng

phrase #36,583

Meanings

1 calm down a bit!
2 quiet down for a moment
3 to put something to rest

Characters

one (reduplication marker)

Examples

大家静一静,我有件事要宣布。

Dàjiā jìngyijìng, wǒ yǒu jiàn shì yào xuānbù.

Everyone, quiet down — I have something to announce.

你先静一静,我们再谈。

Nǐ xiān jìngyijìng, wǒmen zài tán.

Calm down first, then we'll talk.

让风波静一静,事情会好的。

Ràng fēngbō jìngyijìng, shìqing huì hǎo de.

Let the storm settle a bit — things will work out.

Tips

grammar

Built on the V-一-V reduplication pattern, which softens an action into 'do X for a bit / a little'. Compare 看一看 (kàn yi kàn 'have a look'), 想一想 (xiǎng yi xiǎng 'think it over'). 静一静 thus means 'quiet down for a bit' rather than a sharp command. The middle 一 is unstressed: jìng-yi-jìng.

Stroke Order

静 jìng

一 yī