息事宁人 xīshìníngrén to patch up a quarrel Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 息 xī verbadverb to stop (bound form) to cease; to stop; to end; to be extinguished事 shì noun matter matter; affair; thing; event宁 寧 níng adjectivenoun peaceful (bound form) peaceful; tranquil; stable; to pacify人 rén noun person person; people; human being; a human