WordTaiwan frequency #29,155
默不作聲
ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥ
“to remain completely silent; to say nothing; to keep one's mouth shut”
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默
ㄇㄛˋ
silent; quiet; to write or recite from memory; dark; to keep silent
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
作
ㄗㄨㄛˋ
to do; to make; to write or compose; to act or perform; to pretend; to regard as; to feel (e.g. itchy); worker; workshop
聲
ㄕㄥ
Sound; voice; noise; tone; music; speech; reputation; news; classifier for sounds or utterances.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 工作ㄍㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋto work; to operate (of a machine); job; task; employment; labor
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 合作ㄏㄜˊ ㄗㄨㄛˋto cooperate; to collaborate; to work together toward a shared goal; (in Taiwan) to co-author or co-compose; to perform together in an ensemble
- 作品ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇa creative work; an artistic or literary piece such as a painting, book, or sculpture; opus
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'
- 作為ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˋdeed; act; to act as; in the capacity of; qua; to regard as; to take as