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Obscure and unknown (idiom) in Chinese: 默默无闻 (mò mò wú wén)

mò mò wú wén

obscure and unknown (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 默默無聞1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation
  2. 2a nobody
  3. 3an unknown quantity

Stroke order

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默
默
无
闻

Zhuyin

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ㄇㄛˋ

mò

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄛˋ

mò

ㄇ/ mㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨˊ

wú

ㄨ/ uˊ/ second tone

ㄨㄣˊ

wén

ㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

默默无闻

Simplified

默默無聞

Traditional

Example sentences

See 默默无闻 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他默默无闻地工作了三十年。

    tā mò mò wú wén dì gōng zuò le sān shí nián。

    He worked in obscurity for thirty years.

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Related words

无

wú

not to have

闻

wén

to hear

新闻

xīn wén

news

无聊

wú liáo

bored

无论

wú lùn

no matter what or how

幽默

yōu mò

(loanword) humor

沉默

chén mò

taciturn

无奈

wú nài

to have no alternative

无数

wú shù

countless

默默

mò mò

in silence

无法

wú fǎ

unable

无限

wú xiàn

unlimited

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