沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán

reticent; uncommunicative; habitually silent (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 21132nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. reticent
  2. 2. uncommunicative
  3. 3. habitually silent (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
沉 chén HSK 5
to sink; heavy; deep
默 mò HSK 4
silent; to write from memory
寡 guǎ
few; scant; widowed
言 yán HSK 4
to say; to talk; speech