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宁静
níngjìng
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English Definitiontranquil; tranquility; serenity
Simplified Script宁静
Traditional Script寧靜
Pinyinníngjìng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄋㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ning4zing6
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4
Word Decomposition
宁níngpeaceful; to pacify; to visit (one's parents etc); abbr. for Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region 宁夏回族自治区; abbr. for Nanjing 南京; (Chinese surname)
静jìngstill; calm; quiet; not moving

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Words With Same Head Word    
宁波níngbōNingbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁夏níngxiàNingxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 宁, capital Yinchuan 银川
宁波市níngbō shìNingbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
宁德níngdéNingde prefecture level city in Fujian
宁夏回族
自治区		níngxià huízú zìzhìqūNingxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 宁, capital Yinchuan 银川
Words With Same Tail Word    
安静ānjìngquiet; peaceful; calm
平静píngjìngtranquil; undisturbed; serene
冷静lěngjìngcalm; cool-headed
动静dòngjìng(detectable) movement; (sign of) activity; movement and stillness
清静qīngjìngquiet; peaceful and quiet
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