HSK 6 · Adjectives

镇静 zhènjìng “calm” in Chinese

Traditional 鎮靜

What 镇静 means

  1. calm
  2. composed
  3. to calm down
  4. cool

How to say 镇静

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale镇zhèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale静jìng4th tone, falling

镇静 in a sentence

  1. 遇到危险时，要保持镇静。

    Yùdào wēixiǎn shí, yào bǎochí zhènjìng.

    When you’re in danger, stay calm.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 她镇静地回答了所有的问题。

    Tā zhènjìng de huídá le suǒyǒu de wèntí.

    She calmly answered every question.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 镇静 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 镇 (zhèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
镇zhènto press down
  • 钅gold form of 金 · jīnMeaning part
  • 真real · zhēnSound part

钅 hints at the meaning (gold); 真 (zhēn) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhèn.

The character 静 (jìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
静jìngstill
  • 青blue-green · qīngMeaning part
  • 争to dispute · zhēngSound part

青 hints at the meaning (blue-green); 争 (zhēng) hints at the sound. Compare it with jìng.

How to write 镇静

镇 15 strokes · 静 14 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

镇静 (zhènjìng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 镇静 (zhènjìng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 镇静

Words with 镇

乡镇xiāngzhèn · towns and villages镇定zhèndìng · calm

Words with 静

安静ānjìng · quiet冷静lěngjìng · calm平静píngjìng · calm寂静jìjìng · quiet动静dòngjing · sound of movement

More words: Adjectives

正经zhèngjing · serious珍贵zhēnguì · precious郑重zhèngzhòng · serious正宗zhèngzōng · authentic珍稀zhēnxī · rare and precious真挚zhēnzhì · sincere执着zhízhuó · persistent忠诚zhōngchéng · loyal

FAQs

镇静 (zhènjìng) means “calm” or “composed”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhènjìng: zhèn with a 4th tone, then jìng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 镇静 is written 鎮靜. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhenjing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 镇静 from the suggestions. Typing zhenjing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
镇静 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.