沉默 chén mò taciturn / uncommunicative / silent syn 寂寞 jì mò lonely / lonesome / (of a place) quiet / silent 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 战区 戰區 zhàn qū war zone / combat zone / (military) theater of operations syn 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 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 默祷 默禱 mò dǎo silent prayer / pray in silence 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] 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 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 禁飞区 禁飛區 jìn fēi qū no-fly zone / no-fly area / air exclusion zone 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 噤 jìn unable to speak / silent 宓 mì still / silent syn 貊 mò name of a wild tribe / silent 带 帶 dài band / belt / girdle / ribbon / tire / area / zone / region / CL:條|条[tiao2] / to wear / to carry / to take along / to bear (i.e. to have) / to lead / to bring / to look after / to raise syn 地带 地帶 dì dài zone / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 险境 險境 xiǎn jìng critical circumstances / risky conditions / danger zone syn 时区 時區 shí qū time zone 安全区 安全區 ān quán qū a safe area / a security zone 外带 外帶 wài dài take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone syn 危险区 危險區 wēi xiǎn qū hazardous area / hazard area / dangerous area / hazard zone syn 步行街 bù xíng jiē car-free zone / pedestrian street 亚热带 亞熱帶 yà rè dài subtropical (zone or climate) 经济特区 經濟特區 jīng jì tè qū special economic zone 海区 海區 hǎi qū maritime zone 温带 溫帶 wēn dài temperate zone 保税区 保稅區 bǎo shuì qū duty-free district / tariff-free zone / bonded area 自由贸易区 自由貿易區 zì yóu mào yì qū free trade zone / free trade area 中区 中區 zhōng qū central district (of a city) / central zone 开城 開城 kāi chéng Kaesong or Gaeseong city in southwest North Korea, close to the border with South Korea and a special economic zone for South Korean companies 专属经济区 專屬經濟區 zhuān shǔ jīng jì qū exclusive economic zone 东区 東區 dōng qū east district of city / east zone / Tung east district of a Taiwanese city 西区 西區 xī qū west district of city / west zone / Hsi west district of a Taiwanese city 南区 南區 nán qū south district of city / south zone / Nan south district of a Taiwanese city 工业区 工業區 gōng yè qū industrial zone 防波堤 fáng bō dī breakwater / seawall / fig. defensive buffer zone 开发区 開發區 kāi fā qū development zone 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 断裂带 斷裂帶 duàn liè dài fault zone (geology) 死区 死區 sǐ qū dead zone / blind spot 副热带 副熱帶 fù rè dài subtropical (zone or climate) 板门店 板門店 bǎn mén diàn Panmunjeom, the Joint Security Area in the Korean demilitarized zone 非军事区 非軍事區 fēi jūn shì qū demilitarized zone 倒时差 倒時差 dǎo shí chā to adjust to a different time zone 限制区 限制區 xiàn zhì qū restricted zone 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) 不饱和层 不飽和層 non-saturated zone / zone of aeration / vadose zone 通气层 通气層 tòng qì céng non-saturated zone / zone of aeration / vadose zone 饱和层 飽和層 zone of saturation / saturated zone / phreatic zone 饱和带 飽和帶 zone of saturation / saturated zone / phreatic zone 饱和区 飽和區 zone of saturation / saturated zone / phreatic zone 毕尼奥夫带 畢尼奧夫帶 bì ní ào fū dài Benioff zone (geology) / also called Wadati-Benioff zone 破片杀伤区 fragmentation hazard zone / fragmentation zone / fragmentation danger area 200海里区 200海里區 200hai3 lǐ qū 200 mile zone / 200 M zone 中亚无核武器区 中亞無核武器區 Central Asian nuclear-weapon-free zone / nuclear-weapon-free zone in Central Asia 国际区 國際區 guó jì qū International Zone / Green Zone 空降区 空降區 drop zone / dropping zone 空投区 空投區 drop zone / dropping zone 爆炸危险区 爆炸危險區 blast hazard zone / blast zone / blast danger area 冲击波杀伤区 沖擊波殺傷區 blast hazard zone / blast zone / blast danger area 无核武器区条约 無核武器區條約 nuclear-weapon-free zone treaty / treaty on a nuclear-weapon-free zone 信任区 信任區 confidence zone / zone of confidence 和达－贝尼奥夫带 和達－貝尼奧夫帶 Wadati-Benioff zone / Benioff zone 徒步区 徒步區 tú bù qū (Tw) car-free zone / pedestrian zone 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 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 