无声

無聲

wúshēng

adjective #10,648

Meanings

1 silent
2 noiseless
3 soundless

Characters

Examples

他无声地走进了房间。

Tā wúshēng de zǒujìn le fángjiān.

He walked into the room silently.

此时无声胜有声。

Cǐshí wúshēng shèng yǒu shēng.

At this moment, silence speaks louder than words.

Tips

culture

此时无声胜有声 is a famous line from Bai Juyi's poem 《琵琶行》, describing how silence can be more moving than music.

Stroke Order

无 wú

声 shēng