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动静 (dòng jìng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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动静 (dòng jìng): The sound of movement (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

动静 consists of 2 characters.

to move, to act, to change

still, quiet, calm

How to Use 动静 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 动静 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith奇怪

qí奇

guài怪

de的

dòng动

jìng静

neutral

strange noise/movement

Verb + Object

guān观

chá察

dòng动

jìng静

neutral

observe the situation

Subject + Predicatewith很大

dòng动

jìng静

hěn很

dà大

Measure Word + Nounwith一点

yī一

diǎn点

dòng动

jìng静

Example Sentences with 动静

fáng房

jiān间

lǐ里

méi没

yǒu有

dòng动

jìng静

méi没

yǒu有

dòng动

jìng静

neutral

no movement/sound

neutral

a lot of commotion

neutral

a little movement/sound

。

There is no movement in the room.

yè夜

shēn深

le了

，

wài外

miàn面

yī一

diǎn点

dòng动

jìng静

dōu都

méi没

yǒu有

。

It's late at night, and there's not a sound of movement outside.

shēn深

yè夜

de的

zǒu走

láng廊

lǐ里

chuán传

lái来

yí一

zhèn阵

kě可

yí疑

de的

dòng动

jìng静

。

A suspicious sound of movement came from the hallway late at night.

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jǐng警

fāng方

zhèng正

zài在

mì密

qiè切

jiān监

shì视

gāi该

tuán团

huǒ伙

de的

dòng动

jìng静

。

The police are closely monitoring the movements of the gang.

tā他

tīng听

dào到

wài外

miàn面

yǒu有

dòng动

jìng静

，

nǐ你

chá察

jué觉

dào到

gé隔

bì壁

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

yǒu

zhěng整

gè个

xià下

wǔ午

，

shí实

yàn验

shì室

lǐ里

jī

zuì最

jìn近

gōng公

sī司

yǒu有

shén什

me么

xīn新

dòng动

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

píng屏

zhù住

hū呼

xī吸

，

dàn但

xì

jiù

就

chū出

qù去

kàn看

kàn看

。

He heard some noise outside and went out to check.

有

shén什

me么

dòng动

jìng静

ma吗

？

Have you noticed any movement in the office next door?

几

hū乎

méi没

yǒu有

rèn任

hé何

dòng动

jìng静

。

There was almost no movement in the laboratory all afternoon.

jìng

静

ma吗

？

Are there any new developments in the company recently?

细

wēi微

de的

dòng动

jìng静

hái还

shì是

bào暴

lù露

le了

tā他

de的

wèi位

zhì置

。

Although he held his breath, the slight sound of movement still gave away his position.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 动静.

Words with 动

运动yùn dòngHSK 2
动物dòng wùHSK 3
动作dòng zuòHSK 4
感动gǎn dòngHSK 4
活动huó dòngHSK 4
激动jī dòngHSK 4
主动zhǔ dòng
举动jǔ dòng

Words with 静

安静ān jìngHSK 3
冷静lěng jìngHSK 4
僻静pì jìng
宁静níng jìng
寂静jì jìng
平静píng jìng
清静qīng jìng
镇静zhèn jìng