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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 沉默

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
沉默 chén mò - taciturn
- uncommunicative
- silent

List Ranking for: 沉默

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 5 3,086 3,653 1,802

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
沉 chén- to submerge
- to immerse
- to sink
- to keep down
- to lower
- to drop
- deep
- profound
- heavy
默 mò- silent
- to write from memory

Other Words Containing 沉默

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
沉默 5 5 3,086 3,653 1,802
沉默寡言 - - 21,002 37,756 34,153