# 沉默 (chénmò)

In Mandarin Chinese, 沉默 (chénmò) means “taciturn; uncommunicative; silent”. It is part of the HSK 4 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: taciturn; uncommunicative; silent
- Pinyin: chénmò (chen2 mo4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 4
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他听了以后，选择了沉默。
  Tā tīngle yǐhòu, xuǎnzéle chénmò.
  After hearing it, he chose to remain silent.

## Characters

- [沉](https://hanziro.com/word/chen-heavy/) (chén): heavy; to sink
- 默 (mò): silent; to write from memory

https://hanziro.com/word/chen-mo-taciturn/

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