Definition

Examples

• 在会议上，他始终保持缄默，没有发言。
  Zài huìyì shàng, tā shǐzhōng bǎochí jiān mò, méiyǒu fāyán.
  At the meeting, he remained silent throughout and did not speak.
• 面对指责，她选择了缄默。
  Miànduì zhǐzé, tā xuǎnzé le jiān mò.
  In the face of accusations, she chose to remain silent.
• 他缄默不语，似乎在思考什么。
  Tā jiān mò bù yǔ, sìhū zài sīkǎo shénme.
  He was silent and spoke no words, seeming to think about something.