English–Chinese
“calm down” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinzhèn dìng
Example
他很快镇定下来。tā hěn kuài zhèn dìng xià lái
He quickly calmed down.
How to say “calm down” in Chinese
“Calm down” in Chinese is 镇定 (zhèn dìng).
Agitation is brought to rest, either within a person or across a tense situation.
Example sentences with 镇定
在紧张的会议上，她努力镇定下来，继续说明自己的观点。zài jǐn zhāng de huì yì shàng tā nǔ lì zhèn dìng xià lái jì xù shuō míng zì jǐ de guān diǎn
At the tense meeting, she tried to calm down and continued explaining her point of view.
Tips for using 镇定
- English often describes a state with an adjective, but this Chinese word commonly presents the change into that state as an action.