沉寂

chénjì

adjective #19,586

Meanings

1 silent
2 still
3 quiet

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Examples

深夜里，一切都沉寂下来了。

Shēnyè lǐ, yīqiè dōu chénjì xiàlái le.

Late at night, everything fell silent.

他沉寂了多年后终于发布了新专辑。

Tā chénjì le duō nián hòu zhōngyú fābù le xīn zhuānjí.

After years of silence, he finally released a new album.

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usage

沉寂 can describe physical silence (a quiet night) or a period of inactivity/absence from public life. 沉寂多年 means to be out of the spotlight for years.

Stroke Order

沉 chén

寂 jì