清静 清靜 qīng jìng quiet / peaceful and quiet syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 风恬浪静 風恬浪靜 fēng tián làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / All is quiet. / a dead calm (at sea) 国际宁静太阳年 國際宁靜太陽年 guó jì níng jìng tài yáng nián International Year of the Quiet Sun / International Quiet Sun year 昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times syn 深色 shēn sè dark / dark colored 一团漆黑 一團漆黑 yī tuán qī hēi pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation syn 清风明月 清風明月 qīng fēng míng yuè lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) / fig. peaceful and clear night / (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life syn 平安 píng ān safe and sound / well / without mishap / quiet and safe / at peace syn 清幽 qīng yōu (of a location) quiet and secluded / beautiful and secluded syn 寂寥 jì liáo (literary) quiet and desolate / lonely / vast and empty syn 杳然 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely / far and indistinct / gone without a trace 窕 tiǎo quiet and secluded / gentle, graceful, and elegant 幽僻 yōu pì secluded / quiet and remote / obscure and faraway syn 恬雅 tián yǎ retired and quiet / calm and graceful 清恬 qīng tián pure and quiet (of life) / tranquil and comfortable 文静 文靜 wén jìng (of a person's manner or character) gentle and quiet syn 恬淡 tián dàn quiet and contented / indifferent to fame or gain syn 素净 素淨 sù jing simple and neat / quiet (colors) / unobtrusive / (of food) light / not greasy or strongly flavored syn 闲居 閑居 xián jū to lead a quiet and peaceful life in retirement / to stay home with nothing to do / to lead a solitary life syn 安适 安適 ān shì quiet and comfortable syn 细 細 xì thin or slender / finely particulate / thin and soft / fine / delicate / trifling / (of a sound) quiet / frugal syn 更深人静 更深人靜 gēng shēn rén jìng deep at night and all is quiet (idiom) 姽 guǐ quiet and nice 冷冷清清 lěng lěng qīng qīng deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation syn 冷清清 lěng qīng qīng deserted / desolate / unfrequented / cold and cheerless / lonely / in quiet isolation syn 恬和 tián hé quiet and gentle 恬适 恬適 tián shì quiet and comfortable syn 有一句没一句 有一句沒一句 yǒu yī jù méi yī jù to speak one minute and be quiet the next 温静 溫靜 wēn jìng quiet and gentle 空阒 空闃 kōng qù empty and quiet 阒然 闃然 qù rán quiet / still and silent 雅静 雅靜 yǎ jìng elegant and calm / gentle / quiet 关于悄悄外交的选项和方法的协商会议 關於悄悄外交的選項和方法的協商會議 Consultation on Options and Techniques for Quiet Diplomacy 幽寂 yōu jì (of a place) isolated and quiet syn 弃暗投明 棄暗投明 qì àn tóu míng to renounce the dark and seek the light / to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one syn 寂寞 jì mò lonely / lonesome / (of a place) quiet / silent syn 安静 安靜 ān jìng quiet / peaceful / calm syn 悄悄 qiāo qiāo quiet / making little or no noise / surreptitious / stealthy / anxious / worried / Taiwan pr. [qiao3qiao3] syn 冷静 冷靜 lěng jìng calm / cool-headed / dispassionate / (of a place) deserted / quiet syn 静态 靜態 jìng tài static / sedate / quiet / passive / (physics) static / steady-state / (electronics) quiescent 寂静 寂靜 jì jìng quiet syn 低调 低調 dī diào low pitch / quiet (voice) / subdued / low-key / low-profile 沉静 沉靜 chén jìng peaceful / quiet / calm / gentle syn 清净 清淨 qīng jìng peaceful / quiet / tranquil / purified of defiling illusion (Buddhism) syn 静悄悄 靜悄悄 jìng qiāo qiāo extremely quiet syn 静音 靜音 jìng yīn quiet / silent / mute 幽静 幽靜 yōu jìng quiet / secluded / isolated / peaceful syn 静谧 靜謐 jìng mì (literary) quiet / calm / still / tranquil syn 恬静 恬靜 tián jìng still / peaceful / quiet syn 静默 靜默 jìng mò silent / still / quiet / to mourn in silence / to observe silence / (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic syn 静寂 靜寂 jìng jì quiet / silent syn 安生 ān shēng peaceful / restful / quiet / still syn 寂寂 jì jì quiet syn 寂然 jì rán silent / quiet syn 噤若寒蝉 噤若寒蟬 jìn ruò hán chán to keep quiet out of fear (idiom) syn 清 qīng (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) syn 静 靜 jìng still / calm / quiet / not moving syn 悄 qiǎo quiet / sad 恬 tián quiet / calm / tranquil / peaceful 晏 yàn late / quiet syn 谧 謐 mì (literary) quiet / peaceful / tranquil syn 澹 dàn tranquil / placid / quiet 阒 闃 qù quiet / to live alone 宁静致远 寧靜致遠 níng jìng zhì yuǎn tranquility yields transcendence (idiom) / quiet life of profound study / cf Still waters run deep. 悄然无声 悄然無聲 qiǎo rán wú shēng absolutely quiet syn 掞 shàn easy / quiet 怗 tiē peaceful / quiet 平伏 píng fú to pacify / to calm / calm / quiet / to lie on one's belly 恬谧 恬謐 tián mì quiet / peaceful 邃户 邃戶 suì hù forbidding entrance to a large, quiet house 阒寂 闃寂 qù jì still / quiet 静若寒蝉 靜若寒蟬 jìng ruò hán chán as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom) 悄悄外交 qiǎo qiǎo wài jiāo quiet diplomacy 宁静太阳 宁靜太陽 níng jìng tài yáng quiet sun 倓 tán quiet / peaceful 辟室 闢室 pì shì lit. to open a room / fig. to settle in a quiet room / behind closed doors 沉潜 沉潛 chén qián to lurk under water / to immerse oneself in (study etc) / to lie low / to keep a low profile / quiet / reserved / self-possessed 长夜 長夜 cháng yè long dark night / fig. long period of misery and oppression 晦暗 huì àn dark and gloomy syn 黑旋风 黑旋風 hēi xuàn fēng Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵[Li3 Kui2], known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion 阴湿 陰濕 yīn shī dark and moist syn 黑不溜秋 hēi bù liū qiū dark and swarthy syn 头昏眼暗 頭昏眼暗 tóu hūn yǎn àn head spinning and eyes dark (idiom) / dizzy / fainting / vertigo 宵衣旰食 xiāo yī gàn shí to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom) / diligently attending to official matters 浑茫 渾茫 hún máng the dark ages before civilization / limitless reaches / vague and confused 邃宇 suì yǔ large house that is dark and labyrinthine 黑森森 hēi sēn sēn dark and forbidding 黑暗面 hēi àn miàn (lit. and fig.) dark side 幽明 yōu míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 幽明 yōu - míng the hidden and the visible / that which can be seen and that which cannot / darkness and light / night and day / wisdom and ignorance / evil and good / the living and the dead / men and ghosts 黑暗 hēi àn dark / darkly / darkness syn 黑马 黑馬 hēi mǎ dark horse / fig. unexpected winner syn 明月 míng yuè bright moon / refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark / CL:輪|轮[lun2] syn 暗中 àn zhōng in the dark / in secret / on the sly / surreptitiously syn 暗黑 àn hēi dark / dim 曙光 shǔ guāng the first light of dawn / (fig.) glimmer of hope after a dark period / a new beginning syn 深蓝 深藍 shēn lán dark blue syn 黑道 hēi dào dark road / unlawful activities (contrasted with 白道[bai2dao4]) / the underworld / criminal gangs 