HSK 5 vocabulary › 沉默
沉默
沉默 in English: taciturn; uncommunicative
chén mò
taciturn; uncommunicative
How to pronounce 沉默
chén mò (without tone marks: chen mo). chén is a second (rising) tone; mò is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 沉默
沉 chén
to submerge; to immerse; to sink
to submerge; to immerse; to sink
默 mò
silent; to write from memory
silent; to write from memory
Example sentences with 沉默
| 科学家渐渐沉默，谈话很快结束。 | from A Failed Interview |
Related words
| 幽默 | yōu mò | humor; humorous | HSK 4 |
| 沉淀 | chén diàn | to settle; to precipitate | HSK 6 |
| 沉闷 | chén mèn | oppressive (of weather); heavy | HSK 6 |
| 沉思 | chén sī | to contemplate; to ponder | HSK 6 |
| 沉重 | chén zhòng | heavy; hard | HSK 6 |
| 沉着 | chén zhuó | steady; calm and collected | HSK 6 |
| 深沉 | shēn chén | deep; profound | HSK 6 |
| 默默 | mò mò | in silence; not speaking | HSK 6 |
| 潜移默化 | qián yí mò huà | imperceptible influence; to influence secretly | HSK 6 |