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息事寧人 (sik1 si6 ning4 jan4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

息事寧人 (sik1 si6 ning4 jan4, xī shì níng rén) — to keep the peace; to patch up a quarrel (idiom)

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 息勞歸主 (sik1 lou4 gwai1 zyu2) — to rest from one's labour and return to God
• 息口 (sik1 hau2) — noun; Interest rate
• 息影 (sik1 jing2) — to retire from the entertainment industry into private life
• 息心 (sik1 sam1) — verb; meditation, concentrate; feel relieved
• 息息相關 (sik1 sik1 soeng1 gwaan1) — extremely relevant
• 息 (sak1) — great grandchildren

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