平息

píng xī · ping xi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
  2. to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc)
  3. to suppress (a rebellion etc)

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2 examples
01

暴(bào)风(fēng)雨(yǔ)平(píng)息(xī)下(xià)来(lái)了(le)。

The storm has died down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)努(nǔ)力(lì)地(de)平(píng)息(xī)他(tā)们(men)不(bú)断(duàn)加(jiā)温(wēn)的(de)争(zhēng)执(zhí)。

I tried very hard to put an end to their heated argument.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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