沉默

chénmò

adjective HSK 4 #3,086

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

他一直沉默不说话。

Tā yīzhí chénmò bù shuōhuà.

He remained silent and didn't speak.

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.

沉默是金。

Chénmò shì jīn.

Silence is golden.

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