默默无闻

默默無聞

mòmòwúwén

idiom HSK 7 #18,390

Meanings

1 obscure and unknown
2 without fame or recognition

Characters

Examples

他默默无闻地工作了二十年。

Tā mòmòwúwén de gōngzuò le èrshí nián.

He worked in obscurity for twenty years.

很多默默无闻的人为社会做出了巨大贡献。

Hěn duō mòmòwúwén 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