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冷静lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate

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冷静 (lěng jìng) means "calm," "cool-headed," or "dispassionate." 请冷静一下 says please calm down for a moment. 别着急,冷静一下 says do not be anxious, and calm down. 有问题,要冷静 says stay calm when there is a problem. 妈妈让我冷静一下 says Mom told me to calm down. Each example uses that same meaning.

What does 冷静 mean?

  1. 1.

    calm; cool-headed; dispassionateadjective

What do the characters in 冷静 mean?

  • 冷cold
  • 静still; calm; quiet

How do you use 冷静?

冷静 can follow 请 when you tell someone to calm down, as in 请冷静一下.

Patterns

  • 请 + 冷静 + 一下

    请冷静一下。

    Qǐng lěngjìng yíxià.

    Please calm down for a moment.

  • 别着急,冷静一下

    别着急,冷静一下。

    Bié zháojí, lěngjìng yíxià.

    Do not be anxious. Calm down for a moment.

  • 要 + 冷静

    有问题,要冷静。

    Yǒu wèntí, yào lěngjìng.

    When there is a problem, stay calm.

What are some examples of 冷静 in a sentence?

  1. 请冷静一下。

    Qǐng lěngjìng yíxià.

    Please calm down for a moment.

  2. 别着急,冷静一下。

    Bié zháojí, lěngjìng yíxià.

    Do not be anxious. Calm down for a moment.

  3. 有问题,要冷静。

    Yǒu wèntí, yào lěngjìng.

    When there is a problem, stay calm.

  4. 妈妈让我冷静一下。

    Māma ràng wǒ lěngjìng yíxià.

    Mom told me to calm down for a moment.

How is 冷静 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我有一个问题,我不会做。

    Wǒ yǒu yí gè wèntí, wǒ bú huì zuò.

    I have a problem. I do not know how to do it.

  2. Speaker B:

    你别着急。

    Nǐ bié zháojí.

    Do not be anxious.

  3. Speaker A:

    我有点儿害怕。

    Wǒ yǒudiǎnr hàipà.

    I am a little scared.

  4. Speaker B:

    请冷静一下。我们一起看。

    Qǐng lěngjìng yíxià. Wǒmen yìqǐ kàn.

    Please calm down for a moment. Let's look at it together.

Can you use 冷静 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请___一下。(Please calm down for a moment.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Mom told me to calm down"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 有问题,要___。(When there is a problem, stay calm.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.