他沉默了一会儿。
He was silent for a while.
沉默
taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
verb HSK 3.0 · Band 5
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沉
默
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Build with these blocks
Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.
沉
- 沉chénvariant of 沉B5
- 沉重chénzhòngheavyB6
- 沉淀chéndiànvariant of 沉淀B7
- 沉甸甸chéndiàndiànheavyB7
- 沉浸chénjìnto soakB7
- 沉闷chénmènoppressive (of weather)B7
- 沉迷chénmíto be engrossedB7
默
- 幽默yōumò(loanword) humorB4
- 默默mòmòin silenceB6
- 默默无闻mòmò-wúwén(idiom) unknownB7
- 默契mòqìtacit understandingB7
- 潜移默化qiányí-mòhuàimperceptible influenceB7
See it in sentences
教室里一片沉默。
The classroom fell silent.