靖 (jìng) — (bound form) to pacify; to stabilize; peace, tranquility
Definition
A literary/bound morpheme meaning 'pacify, stabilize' — almost always part of set phrases like 绥靖 (appeasement) or 靖边 (pacify the frontier). Rarely stands alone in modern Chinese.
bound form
(bound form) to pacifyto stabilizepeacetranquility
Examples
- 靖。Lì shǐ shàng zhè cì jìng nán zhī yì gǎi biàn le wáng cháo de mìng yùn.This historical campaign to quell the rebellion changed the dynasty's fate.
- 绥靖。Suí jìng zhèng cè bìng wèi zhēn zhèng dài lái hé píng.The policy of appeasement did not truly bring peace.
- 靖。Nà wèi jiāng jūn fèng mìng jìng biān duō nián.That general was ordered to pacify the frontier for many years.
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