Chinese word dictionary

噤若寒蝉

jìn ruò hán chán · to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)

Word information

Simplified噤若寒蝉
Traditional噤若寒蟬
Pinyinjìn ruò hán chán
Part of speechDictionary
HSK 3.0Not listed
HSK 2.0Not listed

How to learn 噤若寒蝉

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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