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默许

默許
mòxǔ
verb #23,109

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
父母默许了他的决定。
Fùmǔ mòxǔ le tā de juédìng.
His parents tacitly approved his decision.
HSK 4
政府似乎默许了这种行为。
Zhèngfǔ sìhū mòxǔ le zhèzhǒng xíngwéi.
The government seemed to tacitly approve this behavior.
HSK 5
他的沉默被视为默许。
Tā de chénmò bèi shìwéi mòxǔ.
His silence was taken as acquiescence.

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