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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

冷静期

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lěng jìng qī

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Calm-down/ˈkɑːm.daʊn/
nounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"冲突发生后,大家需要一个冷静期。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An action, period, or technique intended to reduce excitement, agitation, or anger.

    "After the intense argument, the team needed a brief calm-down before returning to work."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Serving or intended to soothe, relax, or reduce nervous tension.

    "She utilized several calm-down strategies to manage her anxiety during the flight."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the phrasal verb 'calm down', which combines the Middle English adjective 'calm' (from Old French 'calme' and ultimately Greek 'kauma') with the Old English adverb 'dūne' (meaning 'down'). Over time, the phrasal combination was hyphenated to function as a noun or attributive adjective referring to an action or period intended to reduce agitation.

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