沉默

chén mò

HSK level: HSK 5

Meaning

taciturn; uncommunicative; silent

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沉chénto sink, to submerge; profound, deep氵冗默mòsilent; quiet, still; dark黑犬

Examples

我们保持了沉默。

Wǒ men bǎo chí le chén mò.

We kept quiet.

沉默就意味着同意。

Chén mò jiù yì wèi zhe tóng yì.

Silence gives consent.

男孩依旧沉默不语。

Nán hái yī jiù chén mò bù yǔ.

The boy remained silent.