石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi

fig. to elicit no response

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 89254th word

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
石 shí HSK 5
stone; rock; surname Shi
沉 chén HSK 5
to sink; heavy; deep
大 dà HSK 1
big; large; great
海 hǎi HSK 4
ocean; sea; great number of people or things