一声不吭 meaning in English

yīshēng-bùkēng

to not say a word

HSK 7-9Traditional 一聲不吭19 strokes

Meaning of 一声不吭

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yīshēngbùkēng
  1. to not say a word

Stroke order for each character

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一 yī · one · 1 strokes

  1. 1

声 shēng · sound · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

不 bù · no · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

吭 kēng · throat · 7 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7

Related words

Words that share a character with 一声不吭.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
一样yīyàngsame; like
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
一些yīxiēsome; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er
是不是shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
不用bùyòngneed not
一会儿yīhuìra moment; a while
一半yībànhalf
一边yībiānone side; either side
一点儿yīdiǎnrerhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]
一块儿yīkuàirerhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4]
不大bù dànot very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently

Questions about 一声不吭

What does 一声不吭 mean?

一声不吭 (yīshēng-bùkēng) means "to not say a word".

How do you write 一声不吭?

一声不吭 is made of 4 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 声 (7 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 吭 (7 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.

Is 一声不吭 an HSK word?

Yes. 一声不吭 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 一声不吭 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 一声不吭 is written 一聲不吭.