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默

mò

silent; quiet, still; dark

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Strokes
16
Radical
黑
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4
Tone
4

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Example sentences

  • 我们保持了沉默。

    Wǒ men bǎo chí le chén mò

    We kept quiet.

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  • 默默地走。

    Mò mò de zǒu

    Leave quietly.

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  • 沉默就意味着同意。

    Chén mò jiù yì wèi zhe tóng yì

    Silence gives consent.

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  • 沉默是金。

    Chén mò shì jīn

    Silence is golden.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 默

  • 沉默chén mò 2–4 taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
  • 幽默yōu mò 1–4 (loanword) humor; humorous
  • 默默mò mò 4–4 in silence; not speaking
  • 潜移默化qián yí mò huà 2–2–4–4imperceptible influence; to influence secretly
  • 默契mò qì 4–4 tacit understanding; mutual understanding; rapport; connected at a deep level with each other; (of team members) well coordinated; tight
  • 默默无闻mò mò wú wén 4–4–2–2obscure and unknown (idiom); an outsider without any reputation; a nobody; an unknown quantity
  • 默读mò dú 4–2 to read in silence