Verbreticent; taciturn; uncommunicative

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 沉默.
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Character Breakdown

沉默 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 沉默 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 沉默 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
xiàn
chén
neutral
fall into silence
bǎo
chí
chén
neutral
remain silent
Adjective + Nounwith短暂
duǎn
zàn
de
chén
neutral
a brief silence
Idiomwith寡言
chén
guǎ
yán
formal
taciturn

Example Sentences with 沉默

chén
shuō
huà
He is silent and doesn't speak.
zài
liè
de
biàn
lùn
zhōng
shǐ
zhōng
bǎo
chí
chén
xiǎn
de
wài
yǐn
rén
zhù
Amidst the heated debate, he remained silent throughout, which made him particularly conspicuous.
wèi
rán
xiàn
chén
shì
duì
de
yǒu
shén
me
ma
Why did you suddenly fall silent? Do you have any concerns about my proposal?
jiào
shì
hěn
ān
jìng
jiā
dōu
zài
chén
kàn
shū
The classroom is very quiet, everyone is reading in silence.
bìng
fēi
shēng
xìng
chén
guǎ
yán
zhǐ
shì
zài
shēng
rén
miàn
qián
jiào
jǐn
He is not inherently taciturn; he is just more reserved in front of strangers.
cháng
shí
jiān
de
chén
zhī
hòu
zhōng
kāi
kǒu
dào
chū
liǎo
shì
qíng
de
zhēn
xiàng
After a long period of silence, he finally spoke up and revealed the truth of the matter.
miàn
duì
zhè
ge
wèn
xuǎn
le
chén
méi
yǒu
biǎo
rèn
jiàn
Faced with this issue, he chose to remain silent and didn't express any opinion.
bié
kàn
xiàn
zài
chén
liáo
dào
gǎn
xìng
de
huà
jiàn
tán
le
Don't be fooled by his current reticence; he becomes very talkative when discussing topics he's interested in.