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静止

静止 (jìng zhǐ): Still / Motionless (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

静止 consists of 2 characters.

still, quiet, calm

to stop, cease, or halt

Word Info

Pinyinjìng zhǐ

MeaningStill / Motionless

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word静止

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3.

How to Use 静止 in Sentences

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

Verb + Complementwith不动

jìng静

zhǐ止

bù不

dòng动

neutral

motionless

Adverb + Verbwith完全

wán完

quán全

jìng静

zhǐ止

Verb + Objectwith保持

bǎo保

chí持

jìng静

zhǐ止

Adjective + Nounwith状态

jìng静

zhǐ止

zhuàng状

tài态

4.

Example Sentences with 静止

qiú球

jìng静

zhǐ止

zài在

dì地

shàng上

。

neutral

completely still

neutral

remain motionless

formal

Written

stationary state

The ball is stationary on the ground.

zài在

míng冥

xiǎng想

shí时

，

tā他

nǔ努

lì力

ràng让

fēn纷

luàn乱

de的

sī思

xù绪

jìng静

zhǐ止

xià下

lái来

。

During meditation, he strives to still his chaotic thoughts.

gēn根

jù据

niú牛

dùn顿

dì第

yī一

dìng定

lǜ律

，

wù物

tǐ体

zài在

bú不

shòu受

wài外

lì力

shí时

jiāng将

bǎo保

chí持

jìng静

zhǐ止

。

According to Newton's First Law, an object will remain at rest when no external force acts upon it.

tā他

jìng静

zhǐ止

bù不

dòng动

，

hǎo好

xiàng像

zài在

sī思

kǎo考

shén什

me么

。

He remained still, as if thinking about something.

wèi为

shén什

me么

huà画

miàn面

zhōng中

de的

nà那

zhī只

niǎo鸟

kàn看

qǐ起

lái来

shì是

wán完

quán全

jìng静

zhǐ止

de的

？

Why does that bird in the picture appear to be completely motionless?

tā他

de的

xīn心

tiào跳

bìng并

wèi未

jìng静

zhǐ止

，

zhǐ只

shì是

jiān监

cè测

yí仪

qì器

zàn暂

shí时

shī失

líng灵

le了

。

His heartbeat did not stop; it was just that the monitoring device temporarily malfunctioned.

shí时

jiān间

fǎng仿

fú佛

jìng静

zhǐ止

le了

，

zhōu周

wéi围

de的

yī一

qiè切

dōu都

biàn变

dé得

ān安

jìng静

。

Time seemed to stand still, and everything around became quiet.

dāng当

yīn音

lè乐

xiǎng响

qǐ起

，

yuán原

běn本

xuān喧

nào闹

de的

rén人

qún群

shùn瞬

jiān间

jìng静

zhǐ止

，

chén沉

jìn浸

yú于

xuán旋

lǜ律

zhī之

zhōng中

。

As the music began, the previously noisy crowd instantly fell silent, immersed in the melody.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 静止.

Words with 静

安静ān jìngHSK 3
冷静lěng jìngHSK 4
平静píng jìngHSK 5
动静dòng jìngHSK 6
寂静jì jìngHSK 6
镇静zhèn jìngHSK 6
僻静pì jìngHSK 7-9
宁静níng jìngHSK 7-9

Words with 止

停止tíng zhǐHSK 4
禁止jìn zhǐHSK 4
阻止zǔ zhǐHSK 5
不止bù zhǐHSK 6
为止wéi zhǐHSK 6
制止zhì zhǐHSK 6
截止jié zhǐHSK 6
终止

zhōng zhǐ

HSK 6