沉寂

chénjì

adjective #19,586

Meanings

1 silent
2 still
3 quiet

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

他沉寂了多年后终于发布了新专辑。

Tā chénjì le duōnián hòu zhōngyú fābù le xīn zhuānjí.

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

HSK 7-9

深夜里，一切都沉寂下来了。

Shēnyè lǐ, yīqiè dōu chénjì xiàlái le.

Late at night, everything fell silent.

Tips

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