静静地

靜靜地

jìngjìngde

adverb #18,949

Meanings

1 quietly
2 silently
3 peacefully

Characters

adverbial particle

Examples

HSK 2

孩子们静静地听老师讲故事。

Háizi men jìngjìngde tīng lǎoshī jiǎng gùshi.

The children listened quietly as the teacher told a story.

HSK 4

她静静地坐在窗边。

Tā jìngjìngde zuò zài chuāng biān.

She sat quietly by the window.

Tips

grammar

地 (de) after a reduplicated adjective (静静) turns it into an adverb modifying the verb. Compare: 静静地看 (quietly watch) vs 静静的夜 (quiet night, using 的).

Stroke Order

静 jìng

地 dì