How to say “be silent” in Chinese
be silent; silent
“Be silent” in Chinese is 沉默, chén mò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
沉默 is read chén mò: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”: to go under water.
On the left, 黑 “black”; on the right, 犬 “dog”. In 幽默 the characters were chosen for their sound: “humor”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “沉默”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 沉默. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 开会的时候他一直沉默kāihuìdeshíhou,tāyìzhíchénmòHe was silent the whole meeting.
More words from the lesson “The new colleague”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be silent” in Chinese?
“Be silent” in Chinese is 沉默, pinyin chénmò.
What does 沉默 mean?
沉默 (chénmò) means “be silent; silent”.
How do you write 沉默?
沉默 is 2 characters: 沉 (chén) — sink; heavy; 默 (mò) — be silent; silently. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 沉默?
沉默 is read chénmò. Tones: chén — second tone, mò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“be silent” in the lesson “The new colleague”
This word is from the topic “Character” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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