Definition
悄无声息 is a four-character idiom meaning 'quietly, without a sound' — it describes an action or state carried out stealthily or silently. You can use it as an adverbial phrase before a verb (often with 地) or as a predicate to describe a situation as completely silent.
v
quietlynoiselesslystealthily
Examples
- 悄无声息。Tā qiāo de zǒu jìn le fángjiān.He walked into the room quietly.
- 悄无声息，。Zhěng gè yèwǎn qiāo, lián chóngmíng dōu tīng bú jiàn.The entire night was silent, not even the chirping of insects could be heard.
- 悄无声息，。Shíjiān qiāo de liúshì, zhuǎn yǎn yì nián guò qù le.Time passed by silently, and in the blink of an eye, a year had gone by.
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