默默无闻

默默無聞

mòmò-wúwén

idiom HSK 7-9 #18,390

Meanings

1 obscure and unknown
2 without fame or recognition

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

他默默无闻地工作了二十年。

Tā mòmò-wúwén de gōngzuò le èrshí nián.

He worked in obscurity for twenty years.

HSK 6

很多默默无闻的人为社会做出了巨大贡献。

Hěnduō mòmò-wúwén de rén wèi shèhuì zuòchū le jùdà gòngxiàn.

Many unknown people have made great contributions to society.

Tips

memory

默默 (silently) 无闻 (unheard of) = silently unknown, working without recognition.

Stroke Order

默 mò

无 wú

闻 wén