沉
默

Taciturn in Chinese: 沉默 (chén mò)

chén mò

taciturn

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1taciturn
  2. 2uncommunicative
  3. 3silent

Stroke order

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沉
默

Zhuyin

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ㄔㄣˊ

chén

ㄔ/ chㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

ㄇㄛˋ

mò

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 沉默 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 沉默是金。

    chén mò shì jīn。

    Silence is golden.

  • 我们保持了沉默。

    wǒ men bǎo chí le chén mò。

    We kept quiet.

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Related words

沉

chén

to submerge

幽默

yōu mò

(loanword) humor

沉重

chén zhòng

heavy

默默

mò mò

in silence

沉淀

chén diàn

to settle

沉浸

chén jìn

to soak

沉闷

chén mèn

oppressive (of weather)

沉迷

chén mí

to be engrossed

沉思

chén sī

to contemplate

沉稳

chén wěn

steady

沉着

chén zhuó

steady

默读

mò dú

to read in silence

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