# 一声不吭 (yīshēngbùkēng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 一声不吭 (yīshēngbùkēng) means “not uttering a single word; silent”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: not uttering a single word; silent
- Pinyin: yīshēngbùkēng (yi1 sheng1 bu4 keng1)
- Traditional: 一聲不吭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他低着头一声不吭。
  Tā dīzhe tóu yīshēngbùkēng.
  He lowered his head and didn't say a word.

## Characters

- [一](https://hanziro.com/word/yi-one/) (yī): one
- [声](https://hanziro.com/word/sheng-sound-voice/) (shēng): sound, voice; (measure word) for sounds
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- 吭 (háng): throat

https://hanziro.com/word/yi-sheng-bu-keng-not-uttering-single/

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