"keep still" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 別動
• 保持不動

Definition

身體完全不動，保持靜止一段時間。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於命令語氣，對小孩、醫療檢查或拍照等需靜止時常說。常見加“please”表示禮貌。通常指身體不動，較少用於情緒平穩。

Examples

Please keep still while I take your picture.

請在我幫你拍照時**別動**。

You need to keep still during the medical exam.

體檢時你需要**保持不動**。

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

貓一聽到聲音就不能**保持不動**。

Kids, can you keep still for just five minutes?

孩子們，你們能**別動**五分鐘嗎？

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

當你很興奮時，很難**保持不動**。

Just keep still and the bee will fly away.

只要**別動**，蜜蜂就會飛走。