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

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Character Breakdown

动 • dòng • to move, to act, to change
dòng动

to move, to act, to change

静 • jìng • still, quiet, calm
jìng静

still, quiet, calm

Word Info

Pinyindòng jìng
Meaningthe sound of movement
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 动静.

  • 操劳cāo láowork hard
  • 采集cǎi jígather; collect
  • 暴露bào lùexpose; reveal; lay bare
  • 剥削bō xuēexploit
  • 残酷cán kùcruel; brutal; ruthless
  • 变质biàn zhìgo bad; deteriorate
  • 昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly
  • 并非bìng fēireally not
  • 波涛bō tāogreat waves
  • 博览会bó lǎn huìfair; exhibition; exposition
  • 鄙视bǐ shìto despise
  • 凹凸āo tūconcave-convex; bumpy; uneven
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 动静.

Words with 动
  • 运动yùn dòngsport
  • 动物dòng wùanimals
  • 动物园dòng wù yuánzoo
  • 运动会
yùn dòng huì
sports competition
  • 运动员yùn dòng yuánathlete
  • 动作dòng zuòmovement
  • 动车dòng chēhigh-speed train; bullet train
  • 感动gǎn dòngmove (emotionally)
  • Words with 静
    • 安静ān jìngto be quiet
    • 冷静lěng jìngcalm
    • 平静píng jìngcalm; quiet; tranquil
    • 寂静jì jìngquiet; still; silent
    • 镇静zhèn jìngcalm; composed; unruffled
    • 僻静pì jìngSecluded
    • 宁静níng jìngpeaceful
    • 清静qīng jìngquiet / silent
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    dòng jìng(dong jing)
    1. [noun]the sound of movement[HSK6]
    dòng jing(dong jing)
    1. [noun]the sound of movement[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]
    5.

    How to Use 动静 in Sentences

    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
    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
    6.

    Example Sentences with 动静

    fáng房
    jiān间
    lǐ里
    méi没
    yǒu有
    dòng动
    neutral
    observe the situation
    méi没
    yǒu有
    dòng动
    jìng静
    neutral
    no movement/sound
    neutral
    a lot of commotion
    neutral
    a little movement/sound
    jìng
    静
    。
    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.
    bàn半
    yè夜
    tīng听
    dào到
    lóu楼
    dào道
    yǒu有
    dòng动
    jing静
    ,
    wǒ我
    lì立
    kè刻
    xǐng醒
    le了
    。
    Hearing a sound from the hallway in the middle of the night, I woke up at once.
    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.
    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.
    nǐ你
    chá察
    jué觉
    dào到
    gé隔
    bì壁
    bàn办
    gōng公
    shì室
    yǒu有
    shén什
    me么
    dòng动
    jìng静
    ma吗
    ?
    Have you noticed any movement in the office next door?