缄 (jiān) — (formal) to seal, to close; (formal) to keep silent

Définition

Exemples

• 他对此事一直缄口不语。
  Tā duì cǐ shì yì zhí jiān kǒu bù yǔ.
  He has remained tight-lipped about this matter.
• 信封已经缄封好了，可以寄出去了。
  Xìn fēng yǐ jīng jiān fēng hǎo le, kě yǐ jì chū qù le.
  The envelope has been sealed and can be sent out.
• 在会议上，他始终保持缄默。
  Zài huì yì shàng, tā shǐ zhōng bǎo chí jiān mò.
  At the meeting, he remained silent throughout.