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The Chinese word pingjing - 平静 - píngjìng
(calm in Chinese)



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Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)

píngjìng

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English translations

calm,
quiet, tranquil

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Chinese characters  ( pingjing / píngjìng ) with pronunciation (English translation: calm )

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平静 ( pingjing / píngjìng ) is composed of these characters: 平 (ping) , 静 (jing)
平静 ( pingjing / píngjìng ) in traditional characters
平靜
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 平静 ( pingjing / píngjìng ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Humian hen pingjing.
Húmiàn hěn píngjìng.
 – English translation: The surface of the lake is very calm.

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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

level  |  quiet
平静 ( pingjing / píngjìng ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 655)
More words that mean calm in Chinese
ān ( 安 ), ānníng ( 安宁 ), hé ( 和 ), lěngjìng ( 冷静 )

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