沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 HSK 4 流利級 · Level 5
- taciturn
- uncommunicative
- silent
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沉
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋ cam4 mun6 oppressive (of weather)
- 沉浸 chén jìn ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cam4 zam3 to soak
- 沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
- 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ cam4 wan2 steady
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- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
- 沉迷 chén mí ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧˊ cam4 mai4 to be engrossed
- 沉重 chén zhòng ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cam4 zung6 heavy
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 深沉 shēn chén ㄕㄣ ㄔㄣˊ sam1 cam4 deep
- 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 din6 heavy
- 下沉 xià chén ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ haa6 cam4 to sink down
- 低沉 dī chén ㄉㄧ ㄔㄣˊ dai1 cam4 (of weather) overcast; gloomy
- 击沉 擊沉 jī chén ㄐㄧ ㄔㄣˊ gik1 cam4 to attack and sink (a ship)
- 昏沉 hūn chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 cam4 murky
- 沉溺 沈溺 chén nì ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧˋ sam2 nik1 variant of 沉溺
- 沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6 variant of 沉淀
- 沉井 chén jǐng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cam4 zeng2 open caisson
- 沉凝 chén níng ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ cam4 jing4 stagnant
- 沉吟 chén yín ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄣˊ cam4 ngam4 to mutter to oneself irresolutely
默
- 幽默 yōu mò ㄧㄡ ㄇㄛˋ jau1 mak6 (loanword) humor
- 默契 mò qì ㄇㄛˋ ㄑㄧˋ mak6 kai3 tacit understanding
- 默读 默讀 mò dú ㄇㄛˋ ㄉㄨˊ mak6 duk6 to read in silence
- 默默 mò mò ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ mak6 mak6 in silence; not speaking
- 潜移默化 潛移默化 qián yí mò huà ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ cim4 ji4 mak6 faa3 imperceptible influence
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- 默默无闻 默默無聞 mò mò wú wén ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ mak6 mak6 mou4 man4 (idiom) unknown; unrenowned
- 渊默 淵默 yuān mò ㄩㄢ ㄇㄛˋ jyun1 mak6 profound silence
- 缄默 緘默 jiān mò ㄐㄧㄢ ㄇㄛˋ gaam1 mak6 to keep silent
- 静默 靜默 jìng mò ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄛˋ zing6 mak6 silent; still; quiet
- 默剧 默劇 mò jù ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄩˋ mak6 kek6 pantomime; mime show
- 默哀 mò āi ㄇㄛˋ ㄞ mak6 oi1 to observe a moment of silence in tribute
- 默叹 默嘆 mò tàn ㄇㄛˋ ㄊㄢˋ mak6 taan3 to admire inwardly
- 默坐 mò zuò ㄇㄛˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ mak6 zo6 to sit silently
- 默字 mò zì ㄇㄛˋ ㄗˋ mak6 zi6 to write from memory
- 默写 默寫 mò xiě ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄝˇ mak6 se2 to write from memory
- 默念 mò niàn ㄇㄛˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ mak6 nim6 to read silently
- 默想 mò xiǎng ㄇㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ mak6 soeng2 silent contemplation
- 默书 默書 mò shū ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄨ mak6 syu1 to write from memory
- 默然 mò rán ㄇㄛˋ ㄖㄢˊ mak6 jin4 silent
- 默片 mò piàn ㄇㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄢˋ mak6 pin2 silent movie
Idioms with these characters
- 沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ sè ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ cam4 min5 zau2 sik1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 habitually silent (idiom)
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
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- 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 沉着应战 沉著應戰 chén zhuó yìng zhàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄢˋ cam4 zoek6 jing3 zin3 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
- 昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn chén chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 fan1 cam4 cam4 (idiom) dizzy
- 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu ㄆㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡ po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
- 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi ㄕˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2 lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
- 雁杳鱼沉 雁杳魚沈 yàn yǎo yú chén ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ngaan6 miu5 jyu4 cam4 without news from sb (idiom)
- 鱼沉雁杳 魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ jyu4 cam4 ngaan6 miu5 lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)
Example sentences
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沉默是金 。
Silence is golden.
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我们 我們 保持 了 沉默 。
We kept quiet.
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沉默 就 意味着 意味著 同意 。
Silence gives consent.
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我 不会 不會 保持 沉默 的 。
I won't stay silent.
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人们 人們 无法 無法 保持 沉默 。
People can't keep quiet.
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