静水 (jìng shuǐ) — still water, stagnant water; (figurative) a calm, uneventful state or situation

Definition

Examples

• 湖面一片静水，没有一丝风。
  Hú miàn yí piàn jìng shuǐ, méi yǒu yì sī fēng.
  The lake surface was a sheet of still water, without a breath of wind.
• 静水之下往往暗藏危机。
  jìng shuǐ Zhī xià wǎng wǎng àn cáng wēi jī.
  Beneath still water, danger often lurks.
• 他喜欢静水般的生活，不追求刺激。
  Tā xǐ huan jìng shuǐ bān de shēng huó, bù zhuī qiú cì jī.
  He likes a still-water kind of life, not seeking excitement.