石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
  2. fig. to elicit no response

CHARACTERS

石 shí
HSK 5
stone, rock, mineral; rad. 112
沉 chén
HSK 5
sink, submerge; addicted to
大 dà
HSK 1
big, great, vast, large, high
海 hǎi
HSK 4
sea, ocean; maritime