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沉默
chénmò
1. taciturn
2. uncommunicative
3. silent
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 4%

Character Breakdown

沉
chén
to sink, to submerge; profound, deep
HSK 5 7 丶
默
mò
silent; quiet, still; dark
HSK 4 16 丶

Compound Words (2)

沉默寡言
chénmòguǎyán
habitually silent (idiom)
沉默是金
chénmòshìjīn
Silence is golden. (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
3,656 of 84,292