默 (mò) — silent; tacit; to write from memory
Definition
默 is a bound form that only appears in compounds — it never stands alone. In 沉默 it means 'silent'; in 默写 it means 'write from memory'; in 默认 it means 'by default'.
bound form
silenttacitto write from memory
Examples
- ，。Tā chén mò bù yǔ, shén me dōu méi shuō.He remained silent and didn't say anything.
- 默。Jīn tiān wǒ men yào mò xiě zuó tiān xué de kè wén.Today we will write the text from memory that we learned yesterday.
- 。Xì tǒng mò rèn le zhè ge shè zhì.The system defaulted to this setting.
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