沉默 chénmò HSK4 silent Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 沉默不语 chénmòbùyǔ silent to stay silent and not speak; keeping one's thoughts to oneself沉默寡言 chénmòguǎyán reticent habitually silent or disinclined to speak沉默是金 chénmòshìjīn silence is golden silence is golden (idiom)