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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mò | mo4
English translation
silent
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silent; quiet, still; dark

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Number of strokes

16

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Hēi

Part of speech

Status word / 状态词 Zhuàngtài cí

Learning hint

A dog  quǎn watching in the dark  Hēi

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

黑犬

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他们 tā men shǒu 着手 zhuóshǒu ,默默 mòmò de Zuò le 三十秒.

Hand in hand they sat in silence for thirty seconds.

zhǔ ā , zài 心里 xīn li 默默 mòmò shuì , 但愿 dàn yuàn 真象 zhēn xiàng 弗雷迪· Ā 切尔 kuā de 那样 nà yàng 坚强 jiānqiáng .

Christ, he thought, I wish I were as solid as Freddy Archer thinks I am.

以上 yǐ shàng shì 科辣 Hēi Sūn 默辣子孙 zǐ sūn 守门 shǒu mén de 班次 bān cì .

These were the classes of the gatekeepers, descendants Kore and Merari.

孩子 háizi men dōu 做声 zuò shēng , 互相 hùxiāng 敌视 díshì , 报复 bàofù xīn Qiáng , 不断 bùduàn de jiào 饿 è .

The children were silent, hostile, vindictive, continuously complaining of hunger.

Tán 使 shǐ 音乐 yīnyuè 沉默 chénmò mèng Guān zài 盒子 hézi de 现实 xiànshí .

Not about realities that kept the music silent, the dreams in a box.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
沉默 chénmò taciturn沉默 chénmò
幽默 yōumò humorous幽默 yōumò
默默 mòmò in silence默默 mòmò
默契 mò qì rapport默契 mò qì
silent
幽默感 yōu mò gǎn sense of humor幽默感 yōu mò gǎn
默认 mò rèn to agree tacitly默認
默默无闻 mò mò wú wén a nobody默默無聞
默哀 mò aī to observe a moment of silence in tribute默哀 mò aī
穆罕默德 Mù hǎn mò dé Mohammed (c. 570-632), central figure of Islam and prophet of God穆罕默德 Mù hǎn mò dé
默克尔 Mò kè ěr Angela Merkel (1954-), German CDU politician, chancellor from 2005默克爾
默然 mò rán silent默然 mò rán
缄默 jiān mò to keep silent緘默
潜移默化 qiányímòhuà imperceptible influence潛移默化
默许 mò xǔ acquiescence默許
静默 jìng mò silence靜默
沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán reticent沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán
默念 mò niàn to read silently默念 mò niàn
默多克 Mò duō kè Murdoch (name)默多克 Mò duō kè

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Decomposition

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