祈祷 祈禱 qí dǎo to pray / to say a prayer syn 沉默 chén mò taciturn / uncommunicative / silent syn 寂寞 jì mò lonely / lonesome / (of a place) quiet / silent syn 祷告 禱告 dǎo gào to pray / prayer syn 肃静 肅靜 sù jìng solemnly silent syn 无声 無聲 wú shēng noiseless / noiselessly / silent syn 哑巴 啞巴 yǎ ba a mute / mute / silent syn 缄默 緘默 jiān mò to keep silent syn 静音 靜音 jìng yīn quiet / silent / mute 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative syn 无言 無言 wú yán to remain silent / to have nothing to say 静默 靜默 jìng mò silent / still / quiet / to mourn in silence / to observe silence / (neologism c. 2022) to stay at home during a pandemic syn 合十 hé shí to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) 念珠 niàn zhū prayer beads / rosary / rosary beads / CL:串[chuan4] syn 不声不响 不聲不響 bù shēng bù xiǎng wordless and silent (idiom) / without speaking / taciturn syn 静寂 靜寂 jìng jì quiet / silent syn 默然 mò rán silent / speechless syn 避重就轻 避重就輕 bì zhòng jiù qīng to avoid the important and dwell on the trivial / to keep silent about major charges while admitting minor ones syn 潸然泪下 潸然淚下 shān rán lèi xià to shed silent tears (idiom) syn 默念 mò niàn to read silently / to mouth (the words of a prayer etc) / to say to oneself / to contemplate inwardly 合掌 hé zhǎng to clasp hands / to put one's palms together (in prayer) 不做声 不做聲 bù zuò shēng keep silent / not say a word syn 寂然 jì rán silent / quiet syn 默想 mò xiǎng silent contemplation / to meditate / to think in silence syn 春蚕 春蠶 chūn cán Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by Mao Dun 茅盾[Mao2 Dun4] 长跪 長跪 cháng guì to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels) syn 默片 mò piàn silent movie syn 杳然 yǎo rán quiet, silent, and lonely / far and indistinct / gone without a trace 默 mò silent / to write from memory syn 寂 jì silent / solitary / Taiwan pr. [ji2] syn 祷 禱 dǎo prayer / pray / supplication syn 祷文 禱文 dǎo wén litany (text of a prayer) syn 貉 háo old term for northern peoples / silent syn 貉 mò old term for northern peoples / silent syn 冷暴力 lěng bào lì non-physical abuse / emotional abuse / the silent treatment 敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom) / obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections syn 肉蒲团 肉蒲團 ròu pú tuán The Carnal Prayer Mat, Chinese erotic novel from 17th century, usually attributed to Li Yu 李漁|李渔[Li3 Yu3] 晚祷 晚禱 wǎn dǎo evening prayer / evensong / vespers 祷词 禱詞 dǎo cí litany (text of a prayer) 噤 jìn unable to speak / silent 宓 mì still / silent syn 貊 mò name of a wild tribe / silent 默不作声 默不作聲 mò bù zuò shēng to keep silent syn 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ to not say a word (idiom) / to keep silent syn 不赞一词 不贊一詞 bù zàn yī cí to keep silent / to make no comment syn 万籁无声 萬籟無聲 wàn lài wú shēng not a sound to be heard (idiom) / dead silent 闭口不言 閉口不言 bì kǒu bù yán to keep silent (idiom) 主祷文 主禱文 zhǔ dǎo wén Lord's Prayer 禂 dǎo to pray / prayer 数珠 數珠 shù zhū rosary / prayer beads 数珠念佛 數珠念佛 shǔ zhū niàn fó to count one's prayer beads and chant Buddha's name (idiom) 朝珠 cháo zhū court beads (derived from Buddhist prayer beads) 焚香敬神 fén xiāng jìng shén to burn incense in prayer to a God 跪毯 guì tǎn a prayer mat / a carpet for kneeling 跪祷 跪禱 guì dǎo to kneel in prayer 世界和平祈祷会 世界和平祈禱會 World Peace Prayer Society 主麻 zhǔ má (Islam) Jumu'ah (refers to Friday or the noon prayer on Friday) (loanword from Arabic) / (Islam) a week 合手 hé shǒu to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) / to work with a common purpose / harmonious / convenient (to use) 槵子 huàn zǐ fruit of the Sapindus trees (used for Buddhist prayer beads) 玫瑰念珠 méi gui niàn zhū rosary (Catholic prayer beads) 经幡 經幡 jīng fān Tibetan prayer flag 风马旗 風馬旗 fēng mǎ qí Tibetan prayer flag 佛珠 fó zhū Buddhist prayer beads syn 祈愿 祈願 qí yuàn to pray / to pray for sth / to wish sth / prayer / wish syn 侐 xù still / silent 平安夜 píng ān yè Silent Night (Christmas carol) / Christmas Eve 闷声不响 悶聲不響 mēn shēng bù xiǎng to keep silent 杜口 dù kǒu to remain silent 满坐寂然 滿坐寂然 mǎn zuò jì rán the whole audience silent with expectation 无语 無語 wú yǔ to remain silent / to have nothing to say / (coll.) speechless / dumbfounded 腹诽 腹誹 fù fěi silent curse or disagreement / unspoken criticism 阒然 闃然 qù rán quiet / still and silent 隐蔽强迫下载 隱蔽強迫下載 yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zài drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap) / silent drive-by download 静区 靜區 jìng qū silent zone / blind spot / dead space 一声不响 一聲不響 yī shēng bù xiǎng to keep totally silent / noiselessly syn 保持沉默的权利 right to remain silent 隐藏性紧急情况 silent emergency 秘密同伙 mì mì tòng huǒ secret partner / sleeping partner / silent partner 贫穷隐性紧急情况？ 貧窮隱性緊急情況？ silent emergencies of poverty 出溜屁 chū liu pì silent fart 闷屁 悶屁 mēn pì silent fart 蔫屁 niān pì silent fart 噤声 噤聲 jìn shēng to keep silent 隐蔽强迫下载 隱蔽強迫下載 yǐn bì qiǎng pò xià zǎi drive-by download (a form of malware booby-trap) / silent drive-by download 不声不响 不聲不響 bù shēng - bù xiǎng (idiom) wordless / silent / taciturn / without speaking syn 空寂 kōng jì empty and silent / desolate 万籁俱寂 萬籟俱寂 wàn lài - jù jì (idiom) dead silent syn 闭麦 閉麥 bì mài to switch one's microphone to "mute" / (fig.) to go silent 