沉默
chén mò
Pinyin

Definition

沉默
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chén mò
  1. taciturn
  2. uncommunicative
  3. silent

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

幽默
yōu mò
  1. 1 (loanword) humor
  2. 2 humorous
沉重
chén zhòng
  1. 1 heavy
  2. 2 hard
  3. 3 serious
  4. 4 critical
沉默
chén mò
  1. 1 taciturn
  2. 2 uncommunicative
  3. 3 silent
默默
mò mò
  1. 1 in silence
  2. 2 not speaking
低沉
dī chén
  1. 1 overcast
  2. 2 gloomy
  3. 3 downcast
  4. 4 deep and low (of sound)
  5. 5 muffled

Idioms (12)

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

Sample Sentences

打打那以后，爸爸就发现了一件怪事。他观察到他那三岁的儿子变得沉默寡言，很怕见生人。而且还有意无意地一直盯着自己，眼神中充满了疑惑。问他，他也不说。
dǎ dǎ nà yǐhòu ，bàba jiù fāxiàn le yījiàn guàishì 。tā guānchá dào tā nà sānsuì de érzi biàn de chénmòguǎyán ，hěn pà jiàn shēngrén 。érqiě hái yǒuyìwúyì de yīzhí dīng zhe zìjǐ ，yǎnshén zhōng chōngmǎn le yíhuò 。wèn tā ，tā yě bù shuō 。
After that, Daddy discovered something strange. He noticed that his three year-old son had become sullen and withdrawn, and afraid of meeting new people. Wittingly or unwittingly, he was always staring. His eyes were full of doubt. If you asked him about it, he wouldn't say anything.
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对，现在夏天了，这类性骚扰案件越来越多。很多女性怕尴尬，往往都保持沉默，这样只会让更多的人受害。微博上那个骚扰视频，由于受害人不愿意报警，虽然有证据，我们警察也无可奈何。
duì ，xiànzài xiàtiān le ，zhèlèi xìngsāorǎo ànjiàn yuèláiyuèduō 。hěn duō nǚxìng pà gāngà ，wǎngwǎng dōu bǎochí chénmò ，zhèyàng zhǐ huì ràng gèngduō de rén shòuhài 。wēibó shàng nàge sāorǎo shìpín ，yóuyú shòuhàirén bù yuànyì bàojǐng ，suīrán yǒu zhèngjù ，wǒmen jǐngchá yě wúkěnàihé 。
Right. It's summertime now and there are more and more of these kind of sexual harassment cases. Many women fear the embarrassment and often remain silent. This can only make for more victims. On Weibo there was a video of harassment and the victim wasn't willing to report it. Although there was proof, the police were powerless.
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嗯，万一下次遇到这种情况，我一定不再沉默！
ng4 ，wànyī xiàcì yùdào zhèzhǒng qíngkuàng ，wǒ yīdìng bùzài chénmò ！
Yeah, next time I encounter this kind of situation, I definitely won't be silent again.
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带着笑或是很沉默
dài zhe xiào huòshì hěn chénmò
Whether you’re laughing or silent
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