冷静lěng jìngcalm; cool-headed; dispassionate
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.
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?
How is 冷静 used in a conversation?
- 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.
- Speaker B:
你别着急。
Nǐ bié zháojí.
Do not be anxious.
- Speaker A:
我有点儿害怕。
Wǒ yǒudiǎnr hàipà.
I am a little scared.
- 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.
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- 请qǐngplease (do sth)HSK 1
- 别biédon't ...!HSK 2
- 害怕hài pàto be afraid; to be scaredHSK 3
- 担心dān xīnto worryHSK 3
- 问题wèn tíquestion; problem; issue; topicHSK 1
- 一起yì qǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)HSK 2
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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.