闭口不言 bìkǒubùyán keep silent Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 面对大家的质问,他始终保持沉默,闭口不言。 miànduì dàjiā de zhìwèn, tā shǐzhōng bǎochí chénmò, bì kǒu bù yán. In the face of everyone's questioning, he remained silent and didn't say a word. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary