沉默

chénmò

adjective HSK 5 #3,086

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他一直沉默不说话。

Tā yìzhí chénmò bùshuō huà.

He remained silent and didn't speak.

HSK 3

沉默了一会儿，她终于开口了。

Chénmò le yíhuìr, tā zhōngyú kāikǒu le.

After a moment of silence, she finally spoke.

HSK 3

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