Meaning of 一言不发
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yīyánbùfā
- to not say a word (idiom)
一言不发 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我们一言不发地坐著。
We sat in total silence.
你怎么一言不发？
How come you say nothing?
Stroke order for each character
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
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言 yán · words · 7 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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发 fā · to send out · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 一言不发.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
Questions about 一言不发
What does 一言不发 mean?
一言不发 (yīyán-bùfā) means "to not say a word (idiom)".
How do you write 一言不发?
一言不发 is made of 4 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 言 (7 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 发 (5 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 一言不发 an HSK word?
Yes. 一言不发 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 一言不发 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 一言不发 is written 一言不發.