宁静
níng jìng
Pinyin

Definition

宁静
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níng jìng
  1. tranquil
  2. tranquility
  3. serenity

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

冷静
lěng jìng
  1. 1 calm
  2. 2 cool-headed
列宁
Liè níng
  1. 1 Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), Russian revolutionary leader
南宁
Nán níng
  1. 1 Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in south China 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区
安静
ān jìng
  1. 1 quiet
  2. 2 peaceful
  3. 3 calm
寂静
jì jìng
  1. 1 quiet
宁可
nìng kě
  1. 1 preferably
  2. 2 one would prefer to...(or not to...)
  3. 3 would rather
  4. 4 (would) be better to
  5. 5 (to pick) the lesser of two evils
宁波
Níng bō
  1. 1 Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁静
níng jìng
  1. 1 tranquil
  2. 2 tranquility
  3. 3 serenity
宁愿
nìng yuàn
  1. 1 would rather
  2. 2 better
平静
píng jìng
  1. 1 tranquil
  2. 2 undisturbed
  3. 3 serene
辽宁
Liáo níng
  1. 1 Liaoning province in northeast China, short name 遼|辽[Liáo], capital Shenyang 瀋陽|沈阳[Shěn yáng]
静
jìng
  1. 1 still
  2. 2 calm
  3. 3 quiet
  4. 4 not moving
僻静
pì jìng
  1. 1 lonely
  2. 2 secluded
动静
dòng jìng
  1. 1 (detectable) movement
  2. 2 (sign of) activity
  3. 3 movement and stillness
南宁市
Nán níng Shì
  1. 1 Nanning prefecture level city and capital of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region 廣西壯族自治區|广西壮族自治区[Guǎng xī Zhuàng zú Zì zhì qū] in south China
咸宁
Xián níng
  1. 1 Xianning prefecture level city in Hubei
大宁
Dà níng
  1. 1 Daning county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[Lín fén], Shanxi
安宁
Ān níng
  1. 1 Anning District of Lanzhou City 蘭州市|兰州市[Lán zhōu Shì], Gansu
  2. 2 Anning City, to the west of Kunming 昆明[Kūn míng], Yunnan
宁
Níng
  1. 1 abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 寧夏回族自治區|宁夏回族自治区[Níng xià Huí zú Zì zhì qū]
  2. 2 abbr. for Nanjing 南京[Nán jīng]
  3. 3 surname Ning
宁夏
Níng xià
  1. 1 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Níng], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yín chuān]

Idioms (17)

夜深人静
yè shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 in the dead of night (idiom)
夜阑人静
yè lán rén jìng
  1. 1 the still of the night (idiom)
  2. 2 late at night
宁做鸡头，不做凤尾
nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi
  1. 1 lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to prefer to be a big fish in a small pond rather than a small fish in a big pond
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
  1. 1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
宁拆十座庙，不毁一桩婚
níng chāi shí zuò miào , bù huì yī zhuāng hūn
  1. 1 rather destroy ten temples than a single marriage (idiom)
宁死不屈
nìng sǐ bù qū
  1. 1 rather die than submit (idiom)
宁为玉碎，不为瓦全
nìng wéi yù suì , bù wéi wǎ quán
  1. 1 Better broken jade than intact tile.
  2. 2 Death is preferable to dishonor. (idiom)
宁缺毋滥
nìng quē wú làn
  1. 1 better to have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option
宁静致远
níng jìng zhì yuǎn
  1. 1 tranquility yields transcendence (idiom); quiet life of profound study
  2. 2 cf Still waters run deep.
心静自然凉
xīn jìng zì rán liáng
  1. 1 a calm heart keeps you cool (idiom)
息事宁人
xī shì níng rén
  1. 1 to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)
更深人静
gēng shēn rén jìng
  1. 1 deep at night and all is quiet (idiom)
树欲静而风不止
shù yù jìng ér fēng bù zhǐ
  1. 1 lit. the trees long for peace but the wind will never cease (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the world changes, whether you want it or not
鸡犬不宁
jī quǎn bù níng
  1. 1 lit. not even the chickens and dogs are left undisturbed (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. great commotion
  3. 3 pandemonium
静若寒蝉
jìng ruò hán chán
  1. 1 as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
风平浪静
fēng píng làng jìng
  1. 1 lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
  2. 2 all is quiet
  3. 3 a dead calm (at sea)
风恬浪静
fēng tián làng jìng
  1. 1 lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
  2. 2 All is quiet.
  3. 3 a dead calm (at sea)

Sample Sentences

能啊！里面介绍了各个佛寺、神社，透过照片我都能感受到那种远离尘嚣的宁静感，连路线都能事先规划呢！
néng ā ！lǐmiàn jièshào le gègè fócì 、shénshè ，tòuguò zhàopiàn wǒ dōu néng gǎnshòu dào nà zhǒng yuǎnlí chénxiāo de níngjìng gǎn ，lián lùxiàn dōu néng shìxiān guīhuà ne ！
Yes! In it there's an introduction of each of the Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, and through the photos you can feel the sense of silence far from the hustle and bustle. You can even plan your route ahead of time.
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我在美国还看过道德经的英译本呢！即使物质丰富，消费主义充斥，但对内心宁静的渴望却是中西一致、古今皆然啊。
wǒ zài Měiguó hái kàn guò dàodéjīng de yīngyìběn ne ！jíshǐ wùzhì fēngfù ，xiāofèi zhǔyì chōngchì ，dàn duì nèixīn níngjìng de kěwàng què shì zhōng xī yízhì 、gǔjīnjiērán ā 。
I've even seen an English translation of the Daodejing in the United States! Even if it is rife with materialism and consumerism, in both the East and the West people thirst for inner peace in the same way, the same now as they did in ancient times.
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生活水平提升自然是好的，老弟我是信奉进步二字的，内心宁静纯属个人，追求更多、更快、更好才是人性的本然。
shēnghuó shuǐpíng tíshēng zìrán shì hǎo de ，lǎodì wǒ shì xìnfèng jìnbù èr zì de ，nèixīn níngjìng chúnshǔ gèrén ，zhuīqiú gèng duō 、gèng kuài 、gèng hǎo cáishì rénxìng de běnrán 。
Naturally an improvement in living standards is good, I believe in the word progress, buddy. Inner peace is for the individual, asking for more, more quickly and better is the essence of being human.
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