万籁俱寂 (wàn lài jù jì) — (idiom) all is quiet; silence reigns supreme; a profound stillness

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• 深夜，万籁俱寂，只听见自己的心跳声。
  Shēn yè, wàn lài jù jì, zhī tīng jiàn zì jǐ de xīn tiào shēng.
  In the dead of night, all was quiet; I could only hear my own heartbeat.
• 雪后的山谷万籁俱寂，仿佛整个世界都睡着了。
  Xuě hòu de shān gǔ wàn lài jù jì, fǎng fú zhěng gè shì jiè dōu shuì zháo le.
  After the snow, the valley was utterly silent, as if the whole world had fallen asleep.
• 考试时教室里万籁俱寂，连一根针掉在地上都听得见。
  Kǎo shì shí jiào shì lǐ wàn lài jù jì, lián yì gēn zhēn diào zài dì shàng dōu tīng de jiàn.
  During the exam, the classroom was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.