闭口不言 bì kǒu bù yán

DEFINITIONS

  1. to keep silent (idiom)

CHARACTERS

闭 bì
HSK 5
shut, close; obstruct, block up
口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
言 yán
HSK 4
words, speech; speak, say