静谧 (jìng mì) — quiet, still, tranquil (literary)

Definition

Examples

• 这个小镇的夜晚很静谧，只有风吹过树叶的声音。
  Zhè ge xiǎo zhèn de yè wǎn hěn jìng mì, zhǐ yǒu fēng chuī guò shù yè de shēng yīn.
  The nights in this small town are very tranquil, with only the sound of wind blowing through the leaves.
• 清晨的湖面一片静谧，像一面镜子。
  Qīng chén de hú miàn yí piàn jìng mì, xiàng yí miàn jìng zi.
  The lake surface in the early morning was perfectly still, like a mirror.
• 在静谧的森林里，能听见自己的呼吸声。
  Zài jìng mì de sēn lín lǐ, néng tīng jiàn zì jǐ de hū xī shēng.
  In the quiet forest, you can hear your own breathing.

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