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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

沉默 [chénmò]
  1. 1. adjective taciturn
  2. 2. verb be silent

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

沉默 [chénmò]
  1. 1. reticent; taciturn; uncommunicative
    从此,他变得更沉默了。
    He has become even more reticent since then.
  2. 2. silent; quiet
    沉默了一会儿又继续说下去。
    After a moment's silence he went on.
    保持沉默
    remain silent

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

沉默 [chénmò]
  1. 1. 不说话
    沉默不语

Examples

保持沉默
remain silent
他给我递了个眼色,要我保持沉默
He winked at me to keep silent.
朋友们都纳罕我为什么近来沉默寡言
My friends wondered why I had been so reticent recently.
沉默着皱一皱眉头,露出一股极为憎厌的神情。
Silently she frowned with a look of utter distaste.
沉默寡言
reticent; taciturn; uncommunicative
我深知其中的利害关系,所以一直沉默至今。
I know all the matters involved in this, so I've remained silent up to now.
每次父亲生气的时候都会坐在屋子西头,沉默不语。
His father would sit at the west end of the house, and refused to speak everytime he was angry.
警察在寻究事情的起因,大家都沉默
When the police inquired about the cause of the matter, everyone remained silent.

Collocations

沉默寡言
taciturn
沉默不语
keep silent
保持沉默
remain silent
沉默是金
silence is golden
性格沉默
reticent character

Word Decomposition


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