1 sentence for 沉寂 (chén​jì — inactivity)

1. 他在文坛沉寂多年后，终于发表了新作品。

   tā zài wén​tán chén​jì duō nián hòu, zhōng​yú fā​biǎo le xīn zuò​pǐn.

   After many years of silence in the literary world, he finally published a new work.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary