Translation of 一言不发 to English with examples of 一言不发 -Chinese-English dictionary Trainchinese

一言不发

一言不發

yì yán bù fā

v. not say a word (idiom), keep silent

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.

EXAMPLES

有时候，他坐在椅子上，一言不发地坐着发呆，一坐就是半天。

有時候，他坐在椅子上，一言不發地坐著發呆，一坐就是半天。

yǒu shí hou, tā zuò zài yǐ zi shàng, yì yán bù fā de zuò zhe fā dāi, yí zuò jiù shì bàn tiān

phr. Sometimes, he sits on the chair, staring blankly into nothing and without uttering a word, for a long while.

一路上，爸爸一言不发，望着窗外出神。

一路上，爸爸一言不發，望著窗外出神。

yí lù shàng, bà ba yì yán bù fā, wàng zhe chuāng wài chū shén .

phr. On the way, father didn't utter one word. He was just staring blankly outside the window.