沉寂
chén jì
Pinyin

Definition

沉寂
 - 
chén jì
  1. silence
  2. stillness

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

jì mò
  1. 1 lonely
  2. 2 lonesome
  3. 3 (of a place) quiet
  4. 4 silent
chén mò
  1. 1 taciturn
  2. 2 uncommunicative
  3. 3 silent
gū jì
  1. 1 lonesome
  2. 2 desolate
jì jìng
  1. 1 quiet

Idioms (11)

好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
  1. 1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
  2. 2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn
  1. 1 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
沉鱼落雁
chén yú luò yàn
  1. 1 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
沉默寡言
chén mò guǎ yán
  1. 1 habitually silent (idiom)
  2. 2 reticent
  3. 3 uncommunicative