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一声不吭

一声不吭 (yì shēng bù kēng): Not say a word / Keep silent — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

一声不吭 consists of 4 characters.

one; once; first; structural word between two of the same verb; as soon as; throughout

sound, voice, tone

throat or to utter a sound

Word Info

Pinyinyì shēng bù kēng

MeaningNot say a word / Keep silent

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

Syntax—

Word一声不吭

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一半yī bànHSK 1
一点儿yī diǎn erHSK 1
一下yī xiàHSK 2
一起yì qǐHSK 2
第一dì yīHSK 2
一共yī gòngHSK 3
一定yī dìngHSK 3

Words with 声

声音shēng yīnHSK 3
歌声gē shēngHSK 4
响声xiǎng shēngHSK 5
声调shēng diàoHSK 5
掌声zhǎng shēngHSK 5
噪声zào shēngHSK 6
声势shēng shìHSK 6
声明

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3

shēng míng

HSK 6

不同

bù tóng

HSK 3

3.

How to Use 一声不吭 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 一声不吭 with other words naturally.

Verb + Adverb

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

de地

lí离

kāi开

neutral

leave without a word

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

de地

zuò坐

zhe着

Adverb + Verbwith突然

tū突

rán然

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

Verb + Objectwith保持

bǎo保

chí持

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

4.

Example Sentences with 一声不吭

tā他

yī一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

dì地

zuò坐

neutral

sit without saying a word

neutral

suddenly fall silent

neutral

remain silent

zhe着

。

He sat there without saying a word.

Bèi被

lǎo老

shī师

pī批

píng评

hòu后

，

tā他

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

de地

dī低

xià下

le了

tóu头

。

After being criticized by the teacher, he lowered his head without saying a word.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

nèi内

xīn心

bō波

tāo涛

xiōng汹

yǒng涌

，

tā他

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

shǐ始

zhōng终

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

。

Despite the turmoil in his heart, he remained silent throughout the meeting.

nǐ你

wèi为

hé何

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

，

nán难

dào道

duì对

zhè这

xiàng项

tí提

yì议

háo毫

wú无

kàn看

fǎ法

？

Why are you keeping silent? Do you have no opinion on this proposal at all?

lǎo老

shī师

wèn问

wèn问

tí题

，

xiǎo小

míng明

yī一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

。

The teacher asked a question, but Xiaoming remained silent.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

，

ér而

shì是

yòng用

yǎn眼

shén神

biǎo表

dá达

le了

jiān坚

dìng定

de的

zhī支

chí持

。

He did not remain silent; instead, he expressed firm support with his eyes.

tīng听

wán完

nà那

ge个

lìng令

rén人

zhèn震

jīng惊

de的

xiāo消

xī息

，

tā她

lèng愣

zài在

yuán原

dì地

，

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

。

After hearing that shocking news, she stood there stunned, not saying a word.

miàn面

duì对

pī批

píng评

，

tā她

xuǎn选

zé择

yī一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

，

mò默

mò默

chéng承

shòu受

。

Faced with criticism, she chose to remain silent and endure it quietly.

tā他

yì一

shēng声

bù不

kēng吭

dì地

shōu收

shí拾

hǎo好

xíng行

li李

，

rán然

hòu后

tou头

yě也

bù不

huí回

dì地

lí离

kāi开

le了

。

He packed his luggage without a word and then left without looking back.