🇬🇧🇨🇳 calm - 使平静 : English Lesson

Meaning of "calm" ("使平静"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To calm someone means to help them feel peaceful and relaxed when they are upset, scared, angry, or too excited. You might use kind words, a gentle voice, a hug, or a quiet activity to help another person (or even an animal) slow down, breathe, and feel better inside.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Mom tried to calm me down, but my ice cream had already fallen, and so had my hopes and dreams.

To calm my panicking cousin, I showed him the closet monster was just a pile of socks and bad fashion choices.

I helped calm my sister by explaining that the spider was probably more scared than she was—and much worse at screaming.

I calmed my friend by showing him that the “ghost” in his room was only his glow‑in‑the‑dark sock.

Teachers often calm excited students by lowering their own voices, because humans naturally get quieter to hear soft sounds—like secret ninja librarians.

At the market a child screams; a woman kneels, breathes deep, and sings to calm the child. She pats a shaking dog to calm it, points to a slow bird to calm the crowd, and cups warm hands to calm her own pulse. The child inhales, smiles, and the scene sits calm.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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