() — 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.
  • 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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