无声无息

無聲無息
wúshēngwúxī
idiom #23,101

Meanings

  1. 1 without a sound
  2. 2 quietly
  3. 3 silently
  4. 4 without making a stir

Examples

Tā wúshēngwúxī de líkāi le fángjiān.
He left the room without a sound.
Zhè jiàn shì wúshēngwúxī de jiéshù le, méiyǒu rén zhīdào.
The matter ended quietly, without anyone knowing.
Tā wúshēngwúxī de xiāoshī zài rénqún zhōng.
He disappeared into the crowd without a sound.

Tips

memory
Both (none/without) and the doubled structure reinforce totality: no sound (), no breath (). The repetition of emphasizes absolute silence.

Stroke Order

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