"keep still" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 别动
• 保持不动

Definition

身体完全不动，保持静止一段时间。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于命令句，尤其对小孩或在体检、拍照等需静止的场合。常用“please”表达礼貌。通常是说身体不动，不太指情绪平静。

Examples

Please keep still while I take your picture.

请在我给你拍照时**别动**。

You need to keep still during the medical exam.

体检时你需要**保持不动**。

The cat can’t keep still when she hears a noise.

猫一听到声音就不能**保持不动**。

Kids, can you keep still for just five minutes?

孩子们，你们能**别动**五分钟吗？

It’s hard to keep still when you’re excited about something.

当你很兴奋时，很难**保持不动**。

Just keep still and the bee will fly away.

只要**别动**，蜜蜂就会飞走。