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鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng): [lit.] crow and sparrow make no sound — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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鸦雀无声 consists of 4 characters.

crow; raven; a general term for corvids

sparrow; small bird

sound, voice, tone

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Pinyinyā què wú shēng

Meaning[lit.] crow and sparrow make no sound; all is quiet [idiom]

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HSK 2.0Level 6

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Adverb + Idiomwith顿时

dùn顿

shí时

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

neutral

immediately fall silent

Adjective + Nounwith教室

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

de的

jiào教

shì室

Verb + Idiomwith变得

biàn变

de得

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

Subject + Idiomwith全场

quán全

chǎng场

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

4.

Example Sentences with 鸦雀无声

jiào教

shì室

lǐ里

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

neutral

a silent classroom

neutral

become dead silent

neutral

the whole place is silent

。

The classroom was completely silent.

dāng当

cái裁

pàn判

xuān宣

bù布

zuì最

zhōng终

pàn判

jué决

shí时

，

zhěng整

gè个

fǎ法

tíng庭

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

。

When the judge announced the final verdict, the entire courtroom fell silent.

wèi为

shén什

me么

měi每

cì次

tā他

tí提

chū出

zhè这

ge个

mǐn敏

gǎn感

huà话

tí题

，

dà大

jiā家

jiù就

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

？

Why does everyone fall silent every time he brings up this sensitive topic?

diàn电

yǐng影

kāi开

shǐ始

hòu后

，

zhěng整

gè个

yǐng影

yuàn院

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

。

After the movie started, the entire cinema fell silent.

jìn尽

guǎn管

wài外

miàn面

chē车

shuǐ水

mǎ马

lóng龙

，

shū书

fáng房

lǐ里

què却

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

，

shì适

hé合

zhuān专

zhù注

gōng工

zuò作

。

Despite the hustle and bustle outside, the study room was completely silent, ideal for focused work.

tā他

de的

yǎn演

jiǎng讲

bìng并

wèi未

ràng让

quán全

chǎng场

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

，

fǎn反

ér而

yǐn引

fā发

le了

yí一

zhèn阵

qiè窃

qiè窃

sī私

yǔ语

。

His speech did not silence the entire audience; instead, it triggered a wave of whispering.

lǎo老

shī师

xuān宣

bù布

kǎo考

shì试

chéng成

jì绩

shí时

，

quán全

bān班

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

，

dà大

jiā家

dōu都

jǐn紧

zhāng张

dì地

děng等

dài待

zhe着

jié结

guǒ果

。

When the teacher announced the exam results, the whole class fell silent, everyone anxiously waiting for the outcome.

shēn深

yè夜

de的

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

lǐ里

yā鸦

què雀

wú无

shēng声

，

zhǐ只

yǒu有

fān翻

shū书

shēng声

ǒu偶

ěr尔

xiǎng响

qǐ起

。

The library was utterly silent late at night, with only the occasional sound of pages turning.

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弊端bì duānmalpractice; abuse
变故biàn gùunforeseen event; accident; mishap
灿烂càn lànmagnificent; splendid; resplendent
保养bǎo yǎngtake good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
版本bǎn běnedition
草率cǎo shuàicareless; perfunctory; rash
操劳cāo láowork hard
层出不穷céng chū bù qióngcome out in an unending flow
边缘biān yuánborder; edge; fringe; margin
并非bìng fēireally not
便利biàn lìconvenient; easy

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 鸦雀无声.

Words with 无

无法wú fǎHSK 4
无聊wú liáoHSK 4
无论wú lùnHSK 4
无关wú guānHSK 5
无奈wú nàiHSK 5
无效wú xiàoHSK 5

无数

wú shù

HSK 5

无限wú xiànHSK 5

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shēng míngHSK 6