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默默无闻 (mò mò wú wén): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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默默无闻 consists of 4 characters.

silent; quiet; still

silent; quiet; still

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 默默无闻.

Words with 默

幽默yōu mòHSK 4
沉默chén mòHSK 5
默契mò qì
默读mò dú
默默mò mò
潜移默化qián yí mò huà

Words with 默

幽默yōu mòHSK 4
沉默chén mòHSK 5
默契mò qì
默读mò dú
默默mò mò
潜移默化qián yí mò huà

Words with 无

无聊wú liáoHSK 4
无论wú lùnHSK 4
无不wú bù
无从wú cóng
无偿wú cháng
无关wú guān
无力wú lì
无奈wú nài

Words with 闻

新闻xīn wénHSK 3
丑闻chǒu wén
传闻chuán wén
绯闻fēi wén
见闻jiàn wén
闻名wén míng
举世闻名jǔ shì wén míng
喜闻乐见xǐ wén lè jiàn

How to Use 默默无闻 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 默默无闻 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith英雄

yí一

wèi位

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

de的

yīng英

xióng雄

neutral

an unknown hero

Adverb + Verbwith工作

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

de地

gōng工

zuò作

Verb + Complementwith甘于

gān甘

yú于

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

Idiomwith举世闻名

cóng从

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

dào到

jǔ举

shì

Example Sentences with 默默无闻

tā他

zài在

gōng公

sī司

lǐ里

mò默

mò默

neutral

work quietly and unknown

formal

be content with obscurity

世

wén闻

míng名

formalWritten

from obscurity to world fame

wú无

wén闻

dì地

gōng工

zuò作

。

He works quietly and without recognition in the company.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

cái才

huá华

héng横

yì溢

，

tā他

réng仍

xuǎn选

zé择

zài在

xiāng乡

cūn村

xiǎo小

xué学

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

dì地

jiào教

shū书

。

Despite his remarkable talent, he still chose to teach obscurely at a rural elementary school.

zài在

lì历

shǐ史

de的

cháng长

hé河

zhōng中

，

duō多

shǎo少

yīng英

xióng雄

céng曾

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

dì地

fèng奉

xiàn献

yì一

shēng生

？

How many heroes in the long river of history have dedicated their lives in obscurity?

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zhè这

wèi位

kē科

xué学

jiā家

yī一

shēng生

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

，

dàn但

tā他

de的

fā发

xiàn现

gǎi改

biàn变

le了

shì世

jiè界

。

This scientist lived an obscure life, but his discoveries changed the world.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

zhǐ指

chū出

，

xǔ许

duō多

jī

zhè这

wèi位

yì艺

shù术

jiā家

zài在

chéng成

míng名

qián前

xǔ许

duō多

zhì志

yuàn愿

zhě者

zài在

mù幕

hòu后

mò默

dà大

huì会

biǎo表

zhāng彰

le了

nà那

xiē些

zài在

píng平

fán

基

chǔ础

kē科

yán研

rén人

yuán员

bìng并

fēi非

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

，

ér而

shì是

chéng成

guǒ果

wèi未

bèi被

chōng充

fèn分

xuān宣

chuán传

。

This report points out that many basic scientific researchers are not obscure; rather, their achievements have not been sufficiently publicized.

，

céng曾

cháng长

qī期

zài在

huà画

shì室

lǐ里

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

dì地

jìn进

xíng行

chuàng创

zuò作

。

Before becoming famous, this artist had been creating works obscurely in his studio for a long time.

mò

默

wú无

wén闻

dì地

fù付

chū出

，

wèi为

shè社

qū区

zuò做

chū出

le了

jù巨

dà大

gòng贡

xiàn献

。

Many volunteers contribute quietly behind the scenes, making great contributions to the community.

凡

gǎng岗

wèi位

shàng上

mò默

mò默

wú无

wén闻

què却

zuò做

chū出

zhuó卓

yuè越

gòng贡

xiàn献

de的

láo劳

dòng动

zhě者

。

The conference commended those laborers who have made outstanding contributions while remaining obscure in ordinary positions.