只字不提 — “To not mention a single word”
只字不提 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to not mention a single word”. To intentionally avoid discussing a topic or an issue; to keep silent about something. Literally, “not mention a single character”.
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只字不提 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他对于自己过去的一些经历只字不提，让人对他充满好奇。
He didn't mention a single word about some of his past experiences, which made people very curious about him.
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- zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
- zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火，，bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
- zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
- zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会，，bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
- zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取，，bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
- zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响，，bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
- zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
- zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
- zhǐ只yǐng影gū孤xíng形utterly alone and isolated
- zhǐ只shǒu手dān单quán拳a lone hand with meager power
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Open the tool →Questions about 只字不提
What does 只字不提 mean?
只字不提 (zhī zì bù tí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to not mention a single word”.
How do you pronounce 只字不提?
只字不提 is pronounced zhī zì bù tí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 只字不提 literally mean?
Literally, 只字不提 means “not mention a single character”. It is used to mean “to not mention a single word”.
What is the Chinese definition of 只字不提?
只：一个。一个字也不谈起。比喻有意不说。