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What does 动静 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

动静 dòngjing

sound (of movement); noise

It can also mean

  • activity; movement (signs of something happening)

Its characters

  1. 动 dòng to move
  2. 静 jìng still

In a sentence

这件事到现在还没有动静。 There's still no sign of anything happening with this.

有一个星期天,八点过了,手机一直没有动静。

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