鸦
雀
无
声

Lit. crow and peacock make no sound in Chinese: 鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng)

yā què wú shēng

lit. crow and peacock make no sound

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 鴉雀無聲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1lit. crow and peacock make no sound
  2. 2absolute silence (idiom); not a single voice can be heard
  3. 3absolute silence

Stroke order

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鸦
雀
无
声

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄚ

yā

ㄧ/ iㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄑㄩㄝˋ

què

ㄑ/ qㄩ/ üㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄥ

shēng

ㄕ/ shㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

鸦雀无声

Simplified

鴉雀無聲

Traditional

Example sentences

See 鸦雀无声 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 老师一进来,教室里就鸦雀无声。

    lǎo shī yí jìn lái, jiào shì lǐ jiù yā què wú shēng。

    The moment the teacher walked in, the classroom fell completely silent.

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Related words

无

wú

not to have

声

shēng

sound

声音

shēng yīn

voice

无聊

wú liáo

bored

无论

wú lùn

no matter what or how

声调

shēng diào

tone

无奈

wú nài

to have no alternative

无数

wú shù

countless

大声

dà shēng

loud voice

小声

xiǎo shēng

in a low voice

歌声

gē shēng

singing voice

声明

shēng míng

to state

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