肃静

Pattern visualization

Examples

1. 法庭上一片肃静。▶ —
   The courtroom fell into solemn silence.
2. 请保持肃静。▶ —
   Please remain silent.

Collocations

Mnemonic

肃 sù "solemn, stern" + 静 jìng "quiet": solemn and quiet, i.e. solemn silence. Korean jeong-suk (靜肅) means the same but with the characters in reverse order (Chinese 肃静 vs Korean 靜肅). A hush of solemnity, as in a courtroom or funeral. 请保持肃静 means "please remain silent".

Related

Quick check

1. How does 肃静 differ from Korean 靜肅?

   • the two characters are in reverse order
   • opposite meaning
   • one character differs
   • different length