一声不吭 yīshēngbùkēng HSK7 to not say a word Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 一声 一聲 yīshēng numeralnoun a sound a sound; a noise; a single utterance不 bù adverb not Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings吭 kēng verb to utter To utter a sound; to speak up or say something