静静的 (jìng jìng de) — quietly; in a quiet manner; still and silent (of a scene)

Definition

Reduplicated form of 静, meaning 'quietly / still and silent' — softer and more vivid than the plain adjective 静, often used to paint a scene or a person's manner.

adjective
quietlyin a quiet mannerstill and silent (of a scene)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 静静的，。
    Wǎn shàng jìng jìng de, zhǐ yǒu yǔ shēng.
    It was quiet in the evening, only the sound of rain.
  • 静静的。
    Tā jìng jìng de zuò zài zhuō zi páng biān kàn shū.
    She sat quietly beside the table reading a book.
  • 静静的，。
    Fáng jiān lǐ jìng jìng de, shén me shēng yīn dōu méi yǒu.
    In the room it was so quiet that there was no sound at all.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

静静quiet
静jìngquiet静jìngquiet
重叠Reduplication
的deattributive marker

静静 repeats 静 for a calm sense, and 的 carries that calm sense onto what is described.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 静 →

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.

Open 静 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
白白báiwhite
Sound part声符shēngfú
勺
勺sháo的de
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

的 pairs 白, related to white or brightness, with 勺, which gives a clue to the sound. Its older form 旳 meant bright.

Open 的 →

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