一言不发 yī yán bù fā

to not say a word (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 15634th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to not say a word (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
发 fā HSK 3
to send out; to issue; to develop