冷静 lěng jìng
“calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet”
adjective, adverbial adjective, adjective / nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4Traditional 冷靜
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
冷静 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1459: 冷静 lěngjìng — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形). PDF page 116
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用法How to use 冷静
冷静 means calm and clear-headed, especially when you are under pressure or in a difficult situation. It is an adjective, often used in patterns like 很冷静, 保持冷静, 冷静下来, and 冷静地 + verb.
例句Example sentences
- 遇到问题的时候，你要冷静。yù dào wèn tí de shí hou, nǐ yào lěng jìng.When you run into a problem, you need to stay calm.
- 他冷静地想了想，然后回答了老师的问题。tā lěng jìng de xiǎng le xiǎng, rán hòu huí dá le lǎo shī de wèn tí.He thought calmly for a moment, and then answered the teacher's question.
- 外面很吵，但是她一直很冷静。wài miàn hěn chǎo, dàn shì tā yì zhí hěn lěng jìng.It was very noisy outside, but she stayed calm the whole time.