息事宁人 — “To smooth things over”
息事宁人 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to smooth things over”. To mediate a dispute and calm things down; to settle a conflict and maintain peace; to make concessions to avoid trouble. Literally, “calm matters and pacify people”.
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息事宁人 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- 息xī
- 事shì
- 宁níng
- 人rén
息事宁人 Character Breakdown
Example Sentence with 息事宁人
他们决定息事宁人，不再为那件小事争执不休。
They decided to settle the matter peacefully and no longer argue endlessly over that small issue.
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Antonyms of 息事宁人
More idioms starting with 息
- xī息jiāo交jué绝yóu游withdraw from social life
- xī息bīng兵bà罢zhàn战Cease hostilities
- xī息jūn军yǎng养shì士Rest and reorganize troops
- xī息yǐng影jiā家yuán园retire to one's home
- xī息nù怒tíng停chēn瞋Cease anger and glaring
- xī息xī息xiāng相guān关closely and inextricably linked
- xī息xī息xiāng相tōng通intimately connected and in perfect harmony
- xī息jì迹jìng静chù处What is done in secret will be discovered
- xī息qíng黥bǔ补yì劓make a fresh start by correcting past wrongs
Questions about 息事宁人
- What does 息事宁人 mean?
- 息事宁人 (xī shì níng rén) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to smooth things over”.
- How do you pronounce 息事宁人?
- 息事宁人 is pronounced xī shì níng rén in Mandarin Chinese.
- What does 息事宁人 literally mean?
- Literally, 息事宁人 means “calm matters and pacify people”. It is used to mean “to smooth things over”.
- What is the Chinese definition of 息事宁人?
- 息：平息；宁：使安定。原指不生事，不骚扰百姓，后指调解纠纷，使事情平息下来，使人们平安相处。