冷静
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
冷静 (lěngjìng) · calm
冷静 (lěngjìng) means “calm; cool-headed”. It is written with 2 characters: 冷 (cold) + 静 (quiet). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 冷静 is built
The characters
冷 lěng · cold
What 冷 is made of
- 冫bīng — ice
- 丶 — dot
- 令lìng — command
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 冫 gives the meaning, 令 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
静 jìng · quiet
What 静 is made of
- 青qīng — nature's color
- 龶 — top part
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 二 — two strokes
- 争zhēng — to dispute
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 青 gives the meaning, 争 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请大家冷静一下。Qǐng dàjiā lěngjìng yīxià.Everyone, please calm down.
他遇到问题时很冷静。Tā yùdào wèntí shí hěn lěngjìng.He stays calm when he meets problems.
Questions about 冷静
What does 冷静 mean?
冷静 (lěngjìng) means “calm; cool-headed”.
How do you pronounce 冷静?
冷静 is pronounced lěngjìng.
Which HSK level is 冷静?
冷静 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 寒冷hánlěngcold
- 冷淡lěngdàncold
- 冷酷lěngkùcold-hearted
- 冷落lěngluòto leave out in the cold
- 冷却lěngquèto cool
- 冷lěngcold
- 安静ānjìngquiet
- 宁静níngjìngpeaceful
- 平静píngjìngcalm
- 动静dòngjingsound of movement
Learn 冷静 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 67: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.