HSK 5 HSK V4
Correct
沉默
/ chénmò /
Strokes
Definition
taciturn/uncommunicative/silent
Example
As an Adjective
reticent; taciturn; silent; uncommunicative; undemonstrative
1
Ānjìng
安静
chénmò
沉默
be quiet and uncommunicative
As a Verb
be silent/speechless
2
Xióngbiàn
雄辩
shì
是
yín
银
,
chénmò
沉默
shì
是
jīn
金
。
Speech is silver; silence is golden.
3
Chénmò
沉默
jiùshì
就是
rènkě
认可
。
Silence gives consent.
4
Chénmò
沉默
liángjiǔ
良久
remain silent for a long time
5
Xiànrù
陷入
chénmò
沉默
lapse into silence; silence falls (up)on
6
Dǎpò
打破
chénmò
沉默
break/shatter the silence; break the ice
7
Biàn
变
de
得
chénmò
沉默
become reticent; shrink into oneself
8
Bǎochí
保持
chénmò
沉默
maintain/preserve/keep/observe silence; keep quiet/silent; remain silent