 沉默 |  沉默 | |||
 chén mò |  cham4 mak6 | |||
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 uncommunicative  / silence / taciturn / silent / | ||||
  Adso:  Cantofish: samecdic MDBG: taciturn; uncommunicative; silent  LDC: silence; uncommunicative; dumbness; quiescency; reticence CDict: silence; uncommunicative' | ||||
 Mouseover for pinyin and definition (if available). Click for dictionary lookup. 自从(zì cōng zì cóng) from 他不( tā bù) 知道(zhī dào) to know 该说(gāishuō) 什么的(shén me de) and so on 时(shí) when 候(hòu) season ， 便(biànbiàn pián) so 一直(yī zhí yì zhí) always 沉默(chén mò) silent 着([missing]) to use 。 Since he didn't know what to say, he remained silent. 我们( men) us 保持(bǎo chí) to maintain 了(liǎo) (of eyes) bright 沉默(chén mò) silent 。 We kept quiet. 这些(zhè xiē) these 无限(wú xiàn) unlimited 空间的(kōng jiān) dimensional 永恒(yǒng héng) eternal 沉默(chén mò) silent 使我( shǐ) 恐惧(kǒng jù) dread 。 The eternal silence of these infinite spaces terrifies me. 沉默(chén mò) silent 就(jiù) only 意味着( yì wèi) to mean 同意(tóng yì) to agree 。 Silence gives consent. 我的( de) my 问题(wèn tí) issue 遭到了(zāo dào le) to have suffered 冷寂(lěngjì) 的(dedì) of 沉默(chén mò) silent 。 My questions were met with a frosty silence. 有(yǒu) some 一(yī) all 分钟(fēn zhōng) minute 的(dedì) of 沉默(chén mò) silent ， 然后(rán hòu) thereupon 每个人(měi ge rén) everybody 都(dū) all 开始(kāi shǐ) to begin 尖叫(jiān jiào) to shriek 。 There was a minute of silence and then everybody started screaming. 心烦(xīn fán) to be annoyed 的时候( de shí hòu) when ， 最好(zuì hǎo) best 就是(jiù shì) if 沉默(chén mò) silent 。 When someone's upset, it's best to stay quiet. 到头来(dào tóu lái) finally ， 我们( men) us 记得的( jì dé de) remindful 不是(bú shì) is not 敌人(dí rén) enemy 的话语 ， 而是(ér shì) rather 朋友(péng you) friend 的(dedì) of 沉默(chén mò) silent 。 In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends. 因为(yīn wèi) because 不知道(bù zhī dào) not to know 该说(gāishuō) 什么(shén me shén me yě méi yǒu) who? ， 我(wǒ) I 保持(bǎo chí) to maintain 了(liǎo) (of eyes) bright 沉默(chén mò) silent 。 Since I didn't know what to say, I remained silent. Example sentences courtesy Tatoeba project.
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 沉 默 |
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