无声
wú shēng
Pinyin

Definition

无声
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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
无数
wú shù
  1. 1 countless
  2. 2 numberless
  3. 3 innumerable
无比
wú bǐ
  1. 1 incomparable
  2. 2 matchless
无法
wú fǎ
  1. 1 unable
  2. 2 incapable
无聊
wú liáo
  1. 1 bored
  2. 2 boring
  3. 3 senseless
无语
wú yǔ
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
  3. 3 (coll.) speechless
  4. 4 dumbfounded
无论
wú lùn
  1. 1 no matter what or how
  2. 2 regardless of whether...
无关
wú guān
  1. 1 unrelated
  2. 2 having nothing to do (with sth else)
无限
wú xiàn
  1. 1 unlimited
  2. 2 unbounded
声
shēng
  1. 1 sound
  2. 2 voice
  3. 3 tone
  4. 4 noise
  5. 5 reputation
  6. 6 classifier for sounds
声音
shēng yīn
  1. 1 voice
  2. 2 sound
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
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
一无所获
yī wú suǒ huò
  1. 1 to gain nothing
  2. 2 to end up empty-handed
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一声不吭
yī shēng bù kēng
  1. 1 to not say a word

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
一览无余
yī lǎn wú yú
  1. 1 to cover all at one glance (idiom)
  2. 2 a panoramic view
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
不劳无获
bù láo wú huò
  1. 1 no pain, no gain (idiom)
不学无术
bù xué wú shù
  1. 1 without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
不声不响
bù shēng bù xiǎng
  1. 1 wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking
  2. 2 taciturn
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
人无远虑，必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
人声鼎沸
rén shēng dǐng fèi
  1. 1 lit. a boiling cauldron of voices (idiom)
  2. 2 hubbub
  3. 3 brouhaha
人谁无过
rén shéi wú guò
  1. 1 Everyone makes mistakes (idiom)
但说无妨
dàn shuō wú fáng
  1. 1 there is no harm in saying what one thinks (idiom)

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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