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默不作声 — “To keep silent”

默不作声 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep silent”. To remain silent; to say nothing. Literally, “Remain silent; not make a sound”.

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默不作声 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 默mò
  • 不bù
  • 作zuò
  • 声shēng

默不作声 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
默
mò16silent or implicit
不
bù4not
作
zuò7to do, make, or act
声
shēng7sound, voice, news, reputation

Example Sentence with 默不作声

会议上,他听到大家的讨论,却一直默不作声,没有发表任何意见。
During the meeting, he listened to everyone's discussion but remained silent, offering no opinions.

Idioms Related to 默不作声

Synonyms of 默不作声

  • chén沉mò默guǎ寡yán言silent and reticent
  • mò默bù不zuò做shēng声remain silent

Antonyms of 默不作声

  • kǒu口ruò若xuán悬hé河speak fluently and eloquently

More idioms starting with 默

  • mò默huà化qián潜yí移imperceptibly influenced or transformed
  • mò默qì契shén神huì会tacit spiritual understanding
  • mò默huàn换qián潜yí移subtly transform over time
  • mò默rán然wú无shēng声to keep utterly silent
  • mò默rán然wú无yǔ语utterly silent and speechless
  • mò默ér而shí识zhī之silently observe and commit to memory
  • mò默zhuǎn转qián潜yí移change subtly and gradually
  • mò默mò默bù不yǔ语to remain perfectly silent
  • mò默mò默wú无shēng声silent and unnoticed
  • mò默mò默wú无yán言silently wordless
  • mò默mò默wú无yǔ语silently speechless

Questions about 默不作声

What does 默不作声 mean?
默不作声 (mò bù zuò shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to keep silent”.
How do you pronounce 默不作声?
默不作声 is pronounced mò bù zuò shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 默不作声 literally mean?
Literally, 默不作声 means “Remain silent; not make a sound”. It is used to mean “to keep silent”.
What is the Chinese definition of 默不作声?
一句话也不说。
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