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
- 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
- 沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 taciturn
- 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
默
- 幽默 yōu mò ㄧㄡ ㄇㄛˋ jau1 mak6 (loanword) humor
- 沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 taciturn
- 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
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- 潜移默化 潛移默化 qián yí mò huà ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄧˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ cim4 ji4 mak6 faa3 imperceptible influence
- 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
是
- 但是 dàn shì ㄉㄢˋ ㄕˋ daan6 si6 but; however
- 便是 biàn shì ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄕˋ bin6 si6 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
- 倒是 dào shi ㄉㄠˋ ˙ㄕ dou3 si6 contrary to what one might expect
- 光是 guāng shì ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕˋ gwong1 si6 solely
- 凡是 fán shì ㄈㄢˊ ㄕˋ faan4 si6 each and every; every; all; any
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- 却是 卻是 què shì ㄑㄩㄝˋ ㄕˋ koek3 si6 nevertheless
- 只是 zhǐ shì ㄓˇ ㄕˋ zi2 si6 merely; only; just; nothing but
- 可是 kě shì ㄎㄜˇ ㄕˋ ho2 si6 but; however
- 就是 jiù shì ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄕˋ zau6 si6 exactly; precisely
- 或是 huò shì ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄕˋ waak6 si6 or
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 是否 shì fǒu ㄕˋ ㄈㄡˇ si6 fau2 whether (or not)
- 是非 shì fēi ㄕˋ ㄈㄟ si6 fei1 right and wrong
- 更是 gèng shì ㄍㄥˋ ㄕˋ gang3 si6 even more (so)
- 正是 zhèng shì ㄓㄥˋ ㄕˋ zing3 si6 is precisely
- 真是 zhēn shi ㄓㄣ ˙ㄕ zan1 si6 indeed; truly
- 算是 suàn shì ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄕˋ syun3 si6 considered to be
- 总是 總是 zǒng shì ㄗㄨㄥˇ ㄕˋ zung2 si6 always
- 老是 lǎo shi ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄕ lou5 si6 always
- 而是 ér shì ㄦˊ ㄕˋ ji4 si6 rather
金
- 五金 wǔ jīn ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ng5 gam1 metal hardware (nuts and bolts)
- 基金 jī jīn ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gei1 gam1 fund
- 定金 dìng jīn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄣ deng6 gam1 down payment
- 押金 yā jīn ㄧㄚ ㄐㄧㄣ aat3 gam1 deposit
- 奖金 獎金 jiǎng jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 gam1 premium
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- 现金 現金 xiàn jīn ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄣ jin6 gam1 cash
- 租金 zū jīn ㄗㄨ ㄐㄧㄣ zou1 gam1 rent
- 美金 měi jīn ㄇㄟˇ ㄐㄧㄣ mei5 gam1 American dollar; US dollar
- 资金 資金 zī jīn ㄗ ㄐㄧㄣ zi1 gam1 funds; capital
- 金子 jīn zi ㄐㄧㄣ ˙ㄗ gam1 zi2 gold
- 金属 金屬 jīn shǔ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄨˇ gam1 suk6 metal
- 金牌 jīn pái ㄐㄧㄣ ㄆㄞˊ gam1 paai4 gold medal
- 金融 jīn róng ㄐㄧㄣ ㄖㄨㄥˊ gam1 jung4 banking
- 金钱 金錢 jīn qián ㄐㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄢˊ gam1 cin4 money
- 金额 金額 jīn é ㄐㄧㄣ ㄜˊ gam1 ngaak2 sum of money; amount of money
- 金鱼 金魚 jīn yú ㄐㄧㄣ ㄩˊ gam1 jyu2 goldfish
- 黄金 黃金 huáng jīn ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄣ wong4 gam1 gold
- 公积金 公積金 gōng jī jīn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄣ gung1 zik1 gam1 official reserves
- 奖学金 獎學金 jiǎng xué jīn ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄣ zoeng2 hok6 gam1 scholarship
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
Example sentences
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沉默是金 。
Silence is golden.
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开口 開口 是 银 銀 ， 沉默是金 。
Speech is silver, silence is gold.
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常言 道 ： 言语 言語 是 银 銀 ， 沉默是金 。
As the saying goes: Speech is silver, silence is gold.
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