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沉默

chén mòㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: TRẦM MẶC

Traditional: 沉默

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 5

Meaning(nominal adjective, adjective, verb)

taciturn; uncommunicative; silent

Examples

  • 听到这个消息,他沉默了很久。

    tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī, tā chén mò le hěn jiǔ.

    On hearing the news, he was silent for a long time.

  • 她是一个沉默的人。

    tā shì yí gè chén mò de rén.

    She's a quiet person.

  • 面对问题,沉默不是办法。

    miàn duì wèn tí, chén mò bú shì bàn fǎ.

    Staying silent is no way to deal with a problem.

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Stroke order

TRẦM · 7 strokes

to submerge; to immerse; to sink; to keep down; to lower; to drop; deep; profound; heavy

MẶC · 16 strokes

silent; to write from memory