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肃静 (sù jìng) — (stative verb) silent and solemn; maintaining respectful quiet in a formal setting

Definition

Used in formal settings (courtrooms, meetings) to call for or describe a 'solemn, respectful silence' — stronger and more official than just 安静 ('quiet'). Often used as an imperative: 肃静!

adjective
(stative verb) silent and solemnmaintaining respectful quiet in a formal setting

Examples

  • ，肃静。
    Zài fǎ tíng shàng, fǎ guān ràng suǒ yǒu rén sù jìng.
    In the courtroom, the judge asked everyone to be silent.
  • 肃静，。
    Zhěng gè huì yì shì yí piàn sù jìng, dà jiā dōu ān jìng dì zuò zhe.
    The entire conference room was silent and solemn; everyone sat quietly.
  • 肃静！。
    sù jìng! Fǎ guān zhǔn bèi xuān dú le.
    Silence! The judge is about to read the verdict.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

肃sùsolemn
静jìngquiet

肃 conveys solemnity, 静 conveys quiet, giving the sense of solemn and quiet.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 肅; 肃 is its simplified writing.

  • 𦘒𦘒𦘒
  • 𣶒𣶒𣶒

The traditional form 肅 is made of 𦘒 and 𣶒, whose picture is unclear; one old explanation sees a person sweeping or walking with a staff near an abyss, trembling in fear. The simplified 肃 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 靜; 静 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 靜, not the simplified 静, uses 青 and 爭 for sound; an old source also treats 青 (blue) as a meaning part.

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