平息 (píng xī) — to settle (a dispute, conflict, or disagreement); to calm down, to subside (of a storm, anger, or unrest)
Definition
平息 means a disturbance or emotion fades or is quelled (a storm, unrest, anger). Unlike 安抚, which is actively soothing a person, 平息 describes the situation itself subsiding.
verb
to settle (a dispute, conflict, or disagreement)to calm downto subside (of a storm, anger, or unrest)
Examples
- 平息。Zhèng fǔ nǔ lì píng xī le zhè chǎng chōng tū.The government managed to settle this conflict.
- ，平息。Bào fēng yǔ guò hòu, hǎi miàn zhōng yú píng xī le.After the storm, the sea finally calmed down.
- ，平息。Tā hē le yì bēi shuǐ, píng xī le xīn zhōng de nù qì.He drank a glass of water and suppressed the anger in his heart.
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