沉默

chénmò

adjective HSK 4 #3,086

Meanings

1 silent; quiet; taciturn
2 silence; to remain silent

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

他一直沉默不说话。

Tā yīzhí chénmò bùshuō huà.

He remained silent and didn't speak.

HSK 3

沉默是金。

Chénmò shì jīn.

Silence is golden.

HSK 7-9

沉默了一会儿，她终于开口了。

Chénmò le yīhuìr, tā zhōngyú kāikǒu le.

After a moment of silence, she finally spoke.

In Pop Culture

沉默是金 Chénmò shì Jīn

Silence is Golden

classic Cantopop song by Leslie Cheung (张国荣), also a proverb

Stroke Order

沉 chén

默 mò