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静止

jìng zhǐ

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 靜止

静止 (jìng zhǐ) means "still; immobile; static". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 静止 means

1. still
2. immobile
3. static
4. stationary

The characters in 静止

• 静jìngstill; calm; quiet
• 止zhǐto stop; to prohibit; until

Example sentences

• 那一刻，时间仿佛静止了。
  Nà yī kè, shíjiān fǎngfú jìngzhǐ le.
  At that moment, time seemed to be standing still.
• 在他们双目交接的瞬间，世界仿佛静止了。
  When their eyes met, it was as if the world stood still.

Words starting with 静止

• 静止卫星jìng zhǐ wèi xīng(astronomy) stationary satellite
• 静止轨道jìng zhǐ guǐ dào(astronomy) stationary orbit
• 静止锋jìng zhǐ fēngstationary front (meteorology)

Words containing 静止

• 地球静止卫星dì qiú jìng zhǐ wèi xīng(astronomy) geostationary satellite
• 地球静止轨道dì qiú jìng zhǐ guǐ dào(astronomy) geostationary orbit

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