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7-9

to not utter a word

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

yi1sheng1bu4keng1 yīshēngbùkēng

Meaning


Primary

to not utter a word

Alternatives

not utter a word, without uttering a word, without saying a word

Mnemonic


一声不吭 To not utter a word is to 不 not 吭 utter even 一 one word with your 声 voice.

Usage


他 坐 在 那里 一声不吭。

He sat there without uttering a word.

即使 生气, 他 也 一声不吭。

Even though he was angry, he didn’t utter a word.

他 被 批评 了, 却 一声不吭。

He was criticized but didn’t utter a word.