冷静 meaning in English
calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet
Meaning of 冷静
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- calm; cool-headed; dispassionate
- (of a place) deserted; quiet
How to use 冷静
冷静 describes a person who stays calm and thinks clearly, especially under pressure. It is very common as a command or verb, as in telling someone to calm down: 你先冷静一下。(Nǐ xiān lěngjìng yíxià.) Calm down for a moment first. The sense of a deserted or quiet place is much rarer in everyday speech.
冷 (lěng) means cold and 静 (jìng) means still or quiet. Someone who is 冷静 keeps a cool, still head instead of getting heated.
Common mistake: Learners often use 冷静 where 安静 (ānjìng) is needed. 安静 means quiet with no noise, so say 图书馆很安静 for a quiet library, not 冷静. Also watch the tones: both syllables are low or falling, lěng is third tone and jìng is fourth.
冷静 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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冷 lěng · cold · 7 strokes
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静 jìng · still · 14 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 冷静.
| 安静 | ānjìng | quiet; peaceful |
| 平静 | píngjìng | calm; tranquil; serene |
| 寒冷 | hánlěng | cold (climate); frigid |
| 宁静 | níngjìng | tranquil; tranquility |
| 冷水 | lěngshuǐ | cold water; unboiled water |
| 冷气 | lěngqì | cold air; air conditioning |
| 动静 | dòngjing | (detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness |
| 冷酷 | lěngkù | unfeeling; callous |
| 冷漠 | lěngmò | cold and detached towards sb; lack of regard |
| 冷冻 | lěngdòng | to freeze (food etc); (of weather) freezing |
| 冷淡 | lěngdàn | cold; indifferent |
| 寂静 | jìjìng | quiet |
Questions about 冷静
What does 冷静 mean?
冷静 (lěngjìng) means "calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 冷静?
冷静 is made of 2 characters: 冷 (7 strokes), 静 (14 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 冷静 an HSK word?
Yes. 冷静 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 冷静 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 冷静 is written 冷靜.
What is the difference between 冷静 and 平静?
冷静 is about keeping a clear head and not acting on emotion, often in a tense situation. 平静 (píngjìng) describes a peaceful, undisturbed state, like a calm mood, a calm life, or a calm lake surface.
Can 冷静 be used as a verb?
Yes. It often works like a verb meaning to calm down, as in 冷静一下 or 让我冷静冷静 (ràng wǒ lěngjìng lěngjìng), let me calm down a bit. The reduplicated form 冷静冷静 softens the tone.