Chinese word

动静

Pronunciation

Pinyindòng jìng

Meaning

  • noundevelopment

Example

这件事有了新动静。zhè jiàn shì yǒu le xīn dòng jìng

There is a new development in this matter.

Illustration for 动静 (development)

More examples

半夜起来，他发现屋子里没有动静。bàn yè qǐ lái tā fā xiàn wū zi lǐ méi yǒu dòng jìng

He got up in the middle of the night and found that there was no sound in the room.

Core concept

The visible activity or change that reveals what is happening in a situation.

Common phrases

  • 有动静yǒu dòng jìng

    show signs of activity

  • 传出动静chuán chū dòng jìng

    news gets out

  • 察觉动静chá jué dòng jìng

    notice signs of activity

Similar words

消息xiāo xī: Information or news about something that happened or someone.
情况qíng kuàng: The way a situation stands at a particular time.
进展jìn zhǎn: The progress of an event, piece of work, or process.

Definition in Chinese

用来表示有关事情的消息、进展或是否有新的动向，也可指事物本身的动作或变化。yòng lái biǎo shì yǒu guān shì qíng de xiāo xī jìn zhǎn huò shì fǒu yǒu xīn de dòng xiàng yě kě zhǐ shì wù běn shēn de dòng zuò huò biàn huà

Word origin

动 (dòng, "movement") + 静 (jìng, "stillness") sets activity against quiet, giving the word a core sense of observable change or lack of change in a situation.

Usage tips

  • When the matter is clear from context, speakers can use it as a compact way to ask for the latest development without naming the topic again.

Other meanings

  • newsnoun
  • situationnoun
  • signnoun

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