Writing
鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng) — how to say "dead silence" in Chinese
鸦雀
无声
Dead silence, complete silence
Character composition
鸦
crow
雀
sparrow
无
no, without
声
sound, voice
Radicals / Keys
士
Scholar
#33 · shì · 3 strokes
无
Not
#71 · wú · 4 strokes
隹
Short-tailed bird
#172 · zhuī · 8 strokes
鳥
Bird
#196 · niǎo · 11 strokes
Collocations
鸦雀无声的教室
yā què wú shēng de jiào shì
a completely silent classroom
Examples
老师进来后，整个教室立刻变得鸦雀无声。
After the teacher entered, the entire classroom immediately fell into complete silence.
教室里鸦雀无声。
There is dead silence in the classroom.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "dead silence" in Chinese?
"dead silence" in Chinese is 鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng).
鸦雀无声 meaning in English
鸦雀无声 (yā què wú shēng) means "Dead silence, complete silence".
How is 鸦雀无声 pronounced?
It is pronounced yā què wú shēng (written as ya que wu sheng, yaquewusheng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "dead silence" in Chinese characters?
It is written 鸦雀无声: 鸦 has 9 strokes, 雀 has 11 strokes, 无 has 4 strokes, 声 has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 鸦雀无声?
鸦雀无声 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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