How to Say ‘Became quiet; got quiet’ in Traditional Chinese
安靜了
ān jìng le
[ahn-jing luh]
💬 Usage Tip: The 了 here marks a change: 安靜了 means became quiet or got quiet, not just quiet. The same pattern works in 下雨了 and 好了.
Phrase Breakdown
安靜
ān jìng
[ahn-jing]
quiet; calm
Describes a quiet state. In this phrase, it combines with 了 to show the crowd became quiet.
球差點進的那一刻，全場突然安靜了。
At the moment the ball almost went in, the whole stadium suddenly went quiet.
了
le
[luh]
particle indicating a new situation or change
Here it marks a change of state, showing that the crowd was not quiet before but became quiet now.
聽到哨聲後，觀眾一下子安靜了。
After hearing the whistle, the audience suddenly became quiet.
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