无声 (無聲)
wú shēng
Pinyin

Definition

无声 (無聲)
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wú shēng
  1. noiseless
  2. noiselessly
  3. silent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

歌声
gē shēng
  1. 1 singing voice
  2. 2 fig. original voice of a poet
无
wú
  1. 1 not to have
  2. 2 no
  3. 3 none
  4. 4 not
  5. 5 to lack
  6. 6 un-
  7. 7 -less
无奈
wú nài
  1. 1 helpless
  2. 2 without choice
  3. 3 for lack of better option
  4. 4 grudgingly
  5. 5 willy-nilly
  6. 6 nolens volens
  7. 7 abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wú kě nài hé]
无所谓
wú suǒ wèi
  1. 1 to be indifferent
  2. 2 not to matter
  3. 3 cannot be said to be
无敌
wú dí
  1. 1 unequalled
  2. 2 without rival
  3. 3 a paragon

Idioms (20)

一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling

Sample Sentences

泉眼无声惜细流，
quányǎn wúshēng xī xìliú ，
Water from mouth (eye in this poem) of the spring river flows carefully and silently
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银汉无声转玉盘
Yínhàn wúshēng zhuàn yù pán
The Milky Way is quiet and the full moon is like a beautiful jade in the sky.
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No wonder! I've also heard that Chaplin's late-period movie ``A Countess from Hong Kong," was dreamed up when he was traveling in the East. I believe most Chinese people are extremely familiar with Chaplin's movies. When I went to Switzerland, I made a special trip to his old residence. Really, whenever I think of him I think of the humor of the silent movies of those times.
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Well, of course-- he's my idol. I think he's one of the most influential and talented people of the silent film era. I've always liked his satirical movies and his black humor. Even though they're silent movies, he's able to convey deep meaning with his excellent performances. You can't help laughing, and you can enjoy his send-ups of the dark side of society. At the time, that was really something.
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