默许

默許

mòxǔ

verb #23,109

Meanings

1 to tacitly approve
2 to acquiesce
3 to give silent consent

Characters

silent; wordless

to permit; to allow; to promise

Examples

父母默许了他的决定。

Fùmǔ mòxǔ le tā de juédìng.

His parents tacitly approved his decision.

他的沉默被视为默许。

Tā de chénmò bèi shì wéi mòxǔ.

His silence was taken as acquiescence.

政府似乎默许了这种行为。

Zhèngfǔ sìhū mòxǔ le zhè zhǒng xíngwéi.

The government seemed to tacitly approve this behavior.

Tips

memory

默 means 'silent/wordless' and 许 means 'to permit'. 默许 is approval given without words — consent through silence.

Stroke Order

默 mò

许 xǔ