沉寂 chénjì inactivity Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: All meanings (2) All meanings 2 chénjì 2 inactivity 1silence 1 2 sentences 深夜的街道陷入了一片沉寂。 shēnyè de jiēdào xiànrù le yī piàn chénjì. The streets fell into a deep silence late at night. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他在文坛沉寂多年后,终于发表了新作品。 tā zài wéntán chénjì duō nián hòu, zhōngyú fābiǎo le xīn zuòpǐn. After many years of silence in the literary world, he finally published a new work. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary