沉默

chén mò

verbHSK 5

to be silent

Character Breakdown

沉

chén

sink, heavy

Radical: 氵Strokes: 7
氵spray
冗redundant
默

mò

silent; quiet

Radical: 黑Strokes: 16
黑black
犬bulldog

Example Sentences

他沉默了一会儿才回答。

Tā chénmò le yīhuìr cái huídá.

He was silent for a while before answering.

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