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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不作声 [bùzuòshēnɡ]
  1. 1. Not saying a word.
    她明明目睹了事情的整个过程, 却不作声
    Though she witnessed the entire incident, she kept silent.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不作声 [bùzuòshēnɡ]
  1. 1. 不出声;不说话
    有意见就说,不要光撅着嘴不作声
  2. 2. 不宜写作"不做声"。

Examples

她明明目睹了事情的整个过程, 却不作声
Though she witnessed the entire incident, she kept silent. 不作声
有意见就说,不要光撅着嘴不作声 不作声
无论你怎么追问,他就是不作声 作声
一提到考试不及格的事, 小明就默不作声了。
Every time people mention failing the examination, Xiaoming keeps silent. 默不作声
to fall silent
不作声 silent

Word Decomposition


[bù]
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[zuò]
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[shēng]

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