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安静 ānjìngADJECTIVE

quiet · calm

IN CONTEXTMeaning in motion

请安静一点儿。 Qǐng ānjìng yìdiǎnr. Please be a little quieter.

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阿姨āyín.aunt 矮ǎiadj.short, low 爱人Traditional愛人àirenn.spouse 安静Traditional安靜ānjìngadj.noiseless; quiet; calm 安全ānquánadj.safe 把bǎmultidealing with, used before an object,followed by a transitive verb 搬bānv.carry; move 班级Traditional班級bānjín.class 搬家bānjiāv.move house 办Traditional辦bànv.do; handle 办法Traditional辦法bànfǎmultiway; means; measure; step to take;method; resource 办公室Traditional辦公室bàngōngshìn.office 半天bàntiānnum.half a day 帮助Traditional幫助bāngzhùv.help; assist; aid; support 饱Traditional飽bǎoadj.not hungry, full 报纸Traditional報紙bàozhǐn.newspaper 北běin.north 北方běifāngn.north 被bèimultibe made or forced, indicating passive voice 笔记Traditional筆記bǐjìn.notes 比较Traditional比較bǐjiàoadv.fairly; quite 笔记本Traditional筆記本bǐjìběnn.notebook 比如bǐrúv.take sth for example 比赛Traditional比賽bǐsàin.competition 必须Traditional必須bìxūadv.must; have to 变Traditional變biànv.change 遍biànmultim. number of times 变成Traditional變成biànchéngv.turn into 变化Traditional變化biànhuàn.change; variation 表演biǎoyǎnv.act; perform; play 别的Traditional別的biédepron.other 别人Traditional別人biérénpron.other people; another person 宾馆Traditional賓館bīnguǎnn.hotel 冰bīngn.ice 冰激凌bīngjīlíngn.ice cream 冰箱bīngxiāngn.refrigerator 病人bìngrénn.patient 不但búdànconj.not only 不见Traditional不見bújiànv.disappear; be gone 不用búyòngadv.no need to 不同bù tóngadj.different 不久bùjiǔadv.soon 不行bùxíngadj.not okay; impossible 才Traditional纔cáiadv.late, indicating just happened 菜单Traditional菜單càidānn.menu 参加Traditional參加cānjiāv.join; take part in; attend 草cǎon.grass; straw 草地cǎodìn.lawn; grassland 层Traditional層céngmultilayer, floor, etc.( used for things that have separate levels) 查cháv.check; look up 差chàadj.bad; poor 差不多chàbuduōadv.about; nearly 尝Traditional嚐chángv.taste 常chángadv.often 常见Traditional常見cháng jiànadj.common 常用cháng yòngadj.commonly used 常常chángchángadv.often 衬衫Traditional襯衫chènshānn.shirt 成绩Traditional成績chéngjìn.score 城市chéngshìn.city 迟到Traditional遲到chídàov.be late 出发Traditional出發chūfāv.set out; leave 出生chūshēngv.be born 出院chūyuànv.leave the hospital 初中chūzhōngn.junior high school 除了chúleprep.except (for); besides; in addition to 船chuánn.boat; ship 春天chūntiānn.spring 词典Traditional詞典cídiǎnn.dictionary 聪明Traditional聰明cōngmíngadj.bright; clever; intelligent 打扫Traditional打掃dǎsǎov.clean; sweep 打算dǎsuànv.be going to do sth.; plan to 大概dàgàimultiprobably; about 大人dàrenn.adult 大小dàxiǎon.size 大熊猫Traditional大熊貓dàxióngmāon.giant panda 大衣dàyīn.coat 带Traditional帶dàimultibring; carry 担心Traditional擔心dānxīnv.worry; be anxious; feel concerned 蛋糕dàngāon.cake 当然Traditional當然dāngránadv.of course; naturally; certainly 到处Traditional到處dàochùadv.everywhere 得démultiarker of complement 得到dédàov.get; obtain 得分défēnv.score 的话Traditional的話dehuàparticleif 得děimultiust; need to 灯Traditional燈dēngn.lamp 地dìmultiarker of adverbial 地点Traditional地點dìdiǎnn.place; site; spot 地方dìfangn.place 地图Traditional地圖dìtún.map 电Traditional電diànmultielectricity 电梯Traditional電梯diàntīn.elevator 电子书Traditional電子書diànzǐshūn.e-book 丢Traditional丟diūv.lose 东Traditional東dōngn.east 东北Traditional東北dōngběin.northeast 东方Traditional東方dōngfāngn.east 东南Traditional東南dōngnánn.southeast 冬天dōngtiānn.winter 懂得dǒngdev.understand; know 动物Traditional動物dòngwùn.animal 动物园Traditional動物園dòngwùyuánn.zoo 短duǎnadj.short 短裤Traditional短褲duǎnkùn.shorts 段duànmultisegment; paragraph 锻炼Traditional鍛鍊duànliànv.to exercise 对话Traditional對話duìhuàv.dialogue; talk 饿Traditional餓èadj.hungry 而且érqiěconj.moreover; in addition 耳朵ěrduon.ear 耳机Traditional耳機ěrjīn.headphones; earphones 发Traditional發fāv.to send; to issue 发烧Traditional發燒fāshāov.have a fever 发生Traditional發生fāshēngv.happen; occur 发现Traditional發現fāxiànv.discover; find 发展Traditional發展fāzhǎnv.develop 方便fāngbiànadj.convenient 方便面Traditional方便麪fāngbiànmiànn.instant noodles 方法fāngfǎn.method; way 方向fāngxiàngn.direction 房子fángzin.house 放fàngv.put; place 放假fàngjiàv.have a holiday 放心fàngxīnv.set one's mind at rest 放学Traditional放學fàngxuév.finish school 分开Traditional分開fēnkāiv.separate; part 风Traditional風fēngn.wind 封fēngmulti(for letters); v. seal 夫妻fūqīn.husband and wife 服务Traditional服務fúwùv.serve; service 附近fùjìnn.vicinity; nearby 复习Traditional複習fùxív.review; revise 该Traditional該gāiv.should 干净Traditional乾淨gānjìngadj.clean 感兴趣Traditional感興趣gǎn xìngqùv.be interested in 感到gǎndàov.feel 感冒gǎnmàon.& v. cold 干Traditional幹gànv.do; work 刚Traditional剛gāngadv.just 刚才Traditional剛纔gāngcáin.a moment ago; just now 刚刚Traditional剛剛gānggāngadv.just 高铁Traditional高鐵gāotiěn.high-speed rail 根据Traditional根據gēnjùmultiaccording to; based on 更gèngadv.more 公斤gōngjīnmw.kilogram 公园Traditional公園gōngyuánn.park 工作日gōngzuòrìn.workday 故事gùshin.story 刮Traditional颳guāv.blow 关Traditional關guānmulticlose; turn off 关机Traditional關機guānjīv.turn off 关系Traditional關係guānxìmultirelationship 关心Traditional關心guānxīnv.care for; be concerned for 关于Traditional關於guānyúprep.with regard to 关注Traditional關注guānzhùv.pay attention to 国家Traditional國家guójiān.country 过节Traditional過節guòjiév.celebrate a festival 过去Traditional過去guòqùn.in the past 海hǎin.sea 害怕hàipàv.be afraid; be frightened 好多hǎoduōnum.many; a lot of 好久hǎojiǔadj.a long time 好像hǎoxiàngadv.as if; seem; be like; look like 号码Traditional號碼hàomǎn.number 河hén.river 合适Traditional合適héshìadj.fit; suitable; appropriate 黑板hēibǎnn.blackboard 红绿灯Traditional紅綠燈hóng-lǜdēngn.traffic light 后来Traditional後來hòuláiadv.later; afterwards 后年Traditional後年hòuniánn.the year after next 后天Traditional後天hòutiānn.the day after tomorrow 护照Traditional護照hùzhàon.passport 花园Traditional花園huāyuánn.garden 画家Traditional畫家huàjiān.painter 欢迎Traditional歡迎huānyíngv.welcome 还Traditional還huánadv.still, yet 环境Traditional環境huánjìngn.environment; condition; circumstance 换Traditional換huànv.change 黄色Traditional黃色huángsèn.yellow; the color yellow 回答huídáv.answer; reply; respond 会Traditional會huìaux.can; be capable of 会议Traditional會議huìyìn.meeting 或huòmultior 或者huòzhěconj.or 鸡Traditional雞jīn.chicken 几乎Traditional幾乎jīhūadv.nearly; almost 机会Traditional機會jīhuìn.chance; opportunity 极Traditional極jíadv.extremely; exceedingly 急jíadj.anxious; urgent 记Traditional記jìv.remember 季jìn.season 季节Traditional季節jìjién.season 加jiāv.add 假期jiàqīn.vacation 坚持Traditional堅持jiānchív.insist on; persist in; keep up; stand on 检查Traditional檢查jiǎncháv.inspect; check; examine 简单Traditional簡單jiǎndānadj.easy; simple 检票Traditional檢票jiǎnpiàov.check tickets 健康jiànkāngadj.healthy 见面Traditional見面jiànmiànv.meet 讲Traditional講jiǎngv.speak; tell 角jiǎomw.tenth of one Yuan (money) 脚Traditional腳jiǎon.foot 接jiēv.accept; receive 街jiēn.street 节Traditional節jiémultisection; class period 结婚Traditional結婚jiéhūnv.get married 节目Traditional節目jiémùn.show; performance; program 节日Traditional節日jiérìn.holiday; festival 结束Traditional結束jiéshùv.stop; finish; end; terminate 解决Traditional解決jiějuév.solve or resolve a problem or an issue 姐妹jiěmèin.sisters 借jièv.borrow; lend 斤jīnmw.jin 经过Traditional經過jīngguòv.pass through / by 经理Traditional經理jīnglǐn.manager 久jiǔadj.old; for a long time 酒jiǔn.alcohol; wine 旧Traditional舊jiùadj.old; worn 句jùmw.for sentences 句子jùzin.sentence 决定Traditional決定juédìngv.decide; determine 卡kǎn.card 开花Traditional開花kāihuāv.blossom 开会Traditional開會kāihuìv.hold a meeting 开机Traditional開機kāijīv.turn on 开心Traditional開心kāixīnadj.happy; joyful; delighted 看来Traditional看來kànláiadv.it seems 可kěmultibut; can 渴kěadj.thirsty 可爱Traditional可愛kě’àiadj.cute; lovable; likeable 可是kěshìconj.but; yet; however 刻kèmultiquarter hour 课本Traditional課本kèběnn.textbook 客人kèrénn.guest 课文Traditional課文kèwénn.text; lesson 空调Traditional空調kōngtiáon.air conditioner 哭kūv.cry; weep 筷子kuàizin.chopsticks 矿泉水Traditional礦泉水kuàngquánshuǐn.mineral water 来自Traditional來自láizìv.come from 蓝Traditional藍lánadj.blue 老lǎomultiold 老人lǎorénn.elderly person 离开Traditional離開líkāiv.leave; to be away from; part from; separate from 礼物Traditional禮物lǐwùn.present; gift 历史Traditional歷史lìshǐn.history 脸Traditional臉liǎnn.face 练Traditional練liànv.practice 练习Traditional練習liànxív.practice 凉快Traditional涼快liángkuaiadj.cool 辆Traditional輛liàngmw.used for automobiles 聊liáov.chat 聊天儿Traditional聊天兒liáotiānrv.chat 了解Traditional瞭解liǎojiěv.know; understand; comprehend 邻居Traditional鄰居línjūn.neighbor 留学Traditional留學liúxuév.study in a foreign country 留学生Traditional留學生liúxuéshēngn.international student 楼梯Traditional樓梯lóutīn.stairs 路边Traditional路邊lùbiānn.roadside 路口lùkǒun.intersection; crossroads 马Traditional馬mǎn.horse 马路Traditional馬路mǎlùn.road; street 马上Traditional馬上mǎshàngadv.immediately; right away 满意Traditional滿意mǎnyìv.be satisfied 毛máomultieasure word (for money); n. hair 米mǐmultieasure word (meter); n. rice 面前miànqiánn.in front of 明白míngbaiadj.clear; v. understand 名单Traditional名單míngdānn.list of names 名人míngrénn.celebrity 南nánn.south 难Traditional難nánadj.difficult 南方nánfāngn.the south 难过Traditional難過nánguòadj.sad 难看Traditional難看nánkànadj.ugly 男人nánrénn.man 男生nánshēngn.male student 难题Traditional難題nántín.difficult problem 难听Traditional難聽nántīngadj.unpleasant to hear 年级Traditional年級niánjín.grade (school) 年轻Traditional年輕niánqīngadj.young 牛niún.cow; adj. awesome (slang) 努力nǔlìv.work hard; adj. hardworking 女人nǚrénn.woman 女生nǚshēngn.female student 爬páv.climb 怕pàv.be afraid; fear 拍照pāizhàov.take a photo 盘子Traditional盤子pánzin.plate 胖pàngadj.fat 啤酒píjiǔn.beer 平时Traditional平時píngshín.normally; usually 瓶子píngzin.bottle 骑Traditional騎qív.ride 奇怪qíguàiadj.strange 其实Traditional其實qíshíadv.actually 其他qítāpron.other 起qǐmultirise; get up 起飞Traditional起飛qǐfēiv.(of aircraft) take off; lift off; launch 汽车Traditional汽車qìchēn.car 铅笔Traditional鉛筆qiānbǐn.pencil 前年qiánniánn.the year before last 前天qiántiānn.the day before yesterday 清楚qīngchuadj.clear; distinct 请假Traditional請假qǐngjiàmultisv. ask for leave 请客Traditional請客qǐngkèv.treat someone to a meal 秋天qiūtiānn.autumn 球场Traditional球場qiúchǎngn.court; playing field 裙子qúnzin.skirt 然后Traditional然後ránhòuconj.then; after that; afterwards 热情Traditional熱情rèqíngadj.fervent; warm 认得Traditional認得rèndev.recognize 认为Traditional認爲rènwéiv.think; consider 认真Traditional認真rènzhēnadj.conscientious; earnest; serious 容易róngyìadj.easy; ready 如果rúguǒconj.if; in case; in the event of; supposing that 伞Traditional傘sǎnn.umbrella 扫Traditional掃sǎov.sweep 沙发Traditional沙發shāfān.sofa; upholstered arm chair 山shānn.mountain 上衣shàngyīn.jacket; upper garment 勺子sháozin.spoon; scoop; ladle 身边Traditional身邊shēnbiānn.by one's side 身高shēngāon.height 声Traditional聲shēngmw.for sounds 生活shēnghuón.life; livelihood 生气Traditional生氣shēngqìv.take offence; be/get angry; be offended 声音Traditional聲音shēngyīnn.sound; voice 市shìn.city 试Traditional試shìv.try 室shìn.room 世界shìjièn.the world; the earth; the globe; the universe 收shōuv.receive; accept 收到shōudàov.receive 受shòuv.bear; suffer 瘦shòuadj.thin; emaciated; lean 受到shòudàov.accept; recieve 叔叔shūshun.uncle 树Traditional樹shùn.tree 数学Traditional數學shùxuén.mathematics 刷shuāv.to brush 双Traditional雙shuāngmultipair 水平shuǐpíngn.level; standard 司机Traditional司機sījīn.driver 四季sìjìn.four seasons 太阳Traditional太陽tàiyángn.sun 糖tángn.sugar; candy 特别Traditional特別tèbiéadj.special 提高tígāov.to raise; to improve 体育Traditional體育tǐyùn.sports 体育馆Traditional體育館tǐyùguǎnn.gym; stadium 甜tiánadj.sweet 跳tiàov.to jump 听说Traditional聽說tīngshuōv.to hear; be told 挺tǐngadv.quite 同事tóngshìn.colleague 同意tóngyìv.to agree 头发Traditional頭髮tóufan.hair 突然tūránadj.sudden 图书馆Traditional圖書館túshūguǎnn.library 腿tuǐn.leg 外地wàidìn.non-local place 外卖Traditional外賣wàimàiv.to order takeout 外语Traditional外語wàiyǔn.foreign language 完成wánchéngv.to complete; finish 碗wǎnn.bowl 晚点Traditional晚點wǎndiǎnv.to be late (transport) 晚会Traditional晚會wǎnhuìn.evening party 网球Traditional網球wǎngqiún.tennis 网站Traditional網站wǎngzhànn.website 忘记Traditional忘記wàngjìv.to forget 为Traditional爲wèiprep.for 为了Traditional爲了wèileprep.for the sake of 卫生间Traditional衛生間wèishēngjiānn.bathroom; toilet 文化wénhuàn.culture 屋子wūzin.room; house 西xīn.west 西北xīběin.northwest 西方xīfāngn.the West 西瓜xīguān.watermelon 西南xīnánn.southwest 习惯Traditional習慣xíguànv.be accustomed to; be/get used to 喜爱Traditional喜愛xǐ’àiv.like; love 洗衣机Traditional洗衣機xǐyījīn.washing machine 洗澡xǐzǎov.take a bath; bathe; take a shower 夏天xiàtiānn.summer 先xiānadv.first 香蕉xiāngjiāon.banana 相信xiāngxìnv.believe in; be convinced of; have faith in; place reliance on; put one's trust in 箱子xiāngzin.box; suitcase 向xiàngprep.to; towards 像xiàngmultilook like; resemble 相机Traditional相機xiàngjīn.camera 小区Traditional小區xiǎoqūn.residential community 小心xiǎoxīnv.take care; look out 校园Traditional校園xiàoyuánn.campus 校长Traditional校長xiàozhǎngn.(of a secondary or elementary school) principal; headmaster; (of a university or college) president; chancellor 鞋xién.shoes 心里Traditional心裏xīnlǐn.in one's heart 新年xīnniánn.New Year 新闻Traditional新聞xīnwénn.news 新鲜Traditional新鮮xīnxiānadj.fresh 信xìnn.letter 信用卡xìnyòngkǎn.credit card 行xíngv.Ok! All right! No problem! 行李xínglin.luggage 兴趣Traditional興趣xìngqùn.interest 休假xiūjiàv.take leave 需要xūyàov.need; claim; demand; want 选Traditional選xuǎnv.choose 选择Traditional選擇xuǎnzév.choose; select; pick 学期Traditional學期xuéqīn.semester 牙yán.tooth 牙刷yáshuān.toothbrush 羊yángn.sheep 养Traditional養yǎngv.keep; raise 要求yāoqiúv.ask; request; demand 页Traditional頁yèmw.page 一定yídìngadv.surely; certainly; necessarily 一共yígòngadv.altogether; in all; all told 一块儿Traditional一塊兒yíkuàiradv.together 一样Traditional一樣yíyàngadj.the same 以后Traditional以後yǐhòun.later; after that 以前yǐqiánadv.before (a point of time); back; ago; previously; formerly 以上yǐshàngn.the above; above-mentioned 以外yǐwàin.besides; except 以为Traditional以爲yǐwéiv.think or believe; feel; suppose; assume 以下yǐxiàn.the following; below 一般yìbānadv.usually; generally; habitually; ordinarily 一边Traditional一邊yìbiānadv.while; as; at the same time; simultaneously 一直yìzhíadv.all the time 音乐Traditional音樂yīnyuèn.music 银行Traditional銀行yínhángn.bank 银行卡Traditional銀行卡yínhángkǎn.bank card 饮料Traditional飲料yǐnliàon.beverage; drink 应该Traditional應該yīnggāiaux.should; have to; ought to; must 影响Traditional影響yǐngxiǎngv.influence; affect; concern; work upon 用yòngv.use 邮件Traditional郵件yóujiànn.email; mail 游客Traditional遊客yóukèn.tourist 游戏Traditional遊戲yóuxìn.game; play; recreation 邮箱Traditional郵箱yóuxiāngn.mailbox; email box 有关Traditional有關yǒuguānprep.about; concerning 有名yǒumíngadj.famous 有用yǒuyòngadj.useful 又yòuadv.again; once more 羽毛球yǔmáoqiún.badminton 语言Traditional語言yǔyánn.language 雨衣yǔyīn.raincoat 遇到yùdàov.meet 遇见Traditional遇見yùjiànv.meet 园Traditional園yuánn.garden; park 员Traditional員yuánmultisuffix. member; worker 愿意Traditional願意yuànyìaux.be willing; wish; like; want 越yuèadv.the more...the more... 月亮yuèliangn.the Moon 运动会Traditional運動會yùndònghuìn.sports meet 运动员Traditional運動員yùndòngyuánn.athlete 咱们Traditional咱們zánmenpron.we or us (inclusive of person or people spoken to) 脏Traditional髒zāngadj.dirty 怎么办Traditional怎麼辦zěnme bànmultiphrase. what should I do? 怎样Traditional怎樣zěnyàngpron.how; in what way 站zhànv.stand 张Traditional張zhāngmw.used for paper, bed, table, face, etc. 长Traditional長zhǎngadj.long 着急zháojív.worry; feel anxious 照zhàov.look (into the mirror) 照顾Traditional照顧zhàogùv.look after; take care 照片zhàopiànn.photo 照相zhàoxiàngv.take photos 直到zhídàoprep.until 只Traditional隻zhǐmw.one of a pair; for animals, furnitures, boats or ships 纸Traditional紙zhǐn.paper 只能zhǐ néngadv.can only 只是zhǐshìadv.only; merely 只要zhǐyàoconj.only if; so long as 只有zhǐyǒuconj.only 中zhōngn.among; in 中间Traditional中間zhōngjiānn.center; middle 终于Traditional終於zhōngyúadv.at last; finally 种Traditional種zhǒngmw.kind; sort; type 重要zhòngyàoadj.important 周末Traditional週末zhōumòn.weekend 主要zhǔyàoadj.major; main 注意zhùyìv.pay attention to; to keep an eye on; take notice of 住院zhùyuànv.be in hospital 字典zìdiǎnn.dictionary 自行车Traditional自行車zìxíngchēn.bicycle 子zimultisuffix. suffix used in nouns 总Traditional總zǒngmultialways; overall 总是Traditional總是zǒngshìadv.always 嘴zuǐn.mouth 最好zuìhǎoadv.had better; would be best; may as well do 最后Traditional最後zuìhòun.the last; at the end 最近zuìjìnadv.recently; of late; lately 做客zuòkèv.be a guest; visit somebody 作业Traditional作業zuòyèn.school assignment; study assignment

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