安静 ān jìng
“quiet; peaceful; calm”
adjectiveHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 安靜
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
安静 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 504: 安静 ānjìng — Level 3; official annotation 3 (形). PDF page 92
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 安静
安静 means "quiet" — with little or no noise, or (of a person or place) calm and peaceful. It is an adjective, so it is used with 很/非常 or before 的 + noun, and it can also stand alone as a request to be quiet.
例句Example sentences
- 图书馆里很安静。tú shū guǎn lǐ hěn ān jìng.It is very quiet in the library.
- 请安静一点，孩子在睡觉。qǐng ān jìng yì diǎn, hái zi zài shuì jiào.Please be a little quieter, the child is sleeping.
- 我喜欢这个安静的公园。wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge ān jìng de gōng yuán.I like this quiet park.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他安静很。
✓他很安静。
Adjectives like 安静 take the degree adverb 很 before them, not after.
易混词Easily confused
安静vs平静
安静 describes places, noise, or people being quiet; 平静 describes emotions or water being calm, as in 心情平静.