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一言不发

yìyán-bùfā

Traditional: 一言不發

to not say a word (idiom)

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Meaning of 一言不发 in English

yìyán-bùfāHSK 7–9Syllabus #10294
  1. to not say a word (idiom)

Characters

HSK words with 一

一HSK 1一半HSK 1一下HSK 1一些HSK 1一点儿HSK 1一起HSK 2一会儿HSK 2一定HSK 3一共HSK 3一样HSK 3
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HSK words with 言

语言HSK 3发言HSK 5留言HSK 5方言HSK 6言语HSK 6自言自语HSK 6传言HSK 7–9代言HSK 7–9谎言HSK 7–9名言HSK 7–9
不 on its own →
bù · no; not so

HSK words with 不

不HSK 1不要HSK 1不客气HSK 1对不起HSK 1不错HSK 2不好意思HSK 2不但HSK 3不见HSK 3不用HSK 3不同HSK 3
发 on its own →
fā · to send out

HSK words with 发

发HSK 3出发HSK 3发烧HSK 3发生HSK 3发现HSK 3发展HSK 3沙发HSK 3头发HSK 3发出HSK 4发送HSK 4

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