一言不发

yī yán bù fā

HSK 7

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Meaning 释义

  1. to not say a word (idiom)

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In real sentences 真实例句

你nǐ怎么zěnme一言不发yīyánbùfā？

How come you say nothing?

Tatoeba #455316

我们wǒmen一言不发yīyánbùfā地de坐zuò著zhù。

We sat in total silence.

Tatoeba #345975

他tā一言不发yīyánbùfā地de坐zuò著zhù，坐zuò了le好hǎo几个jǐ ge小时xiǎoshí。

He sat in silence for several hours without saying a word.

Tatoeba #344974

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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