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悄无声息

qiǎo wú shēng xīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
quietly / noiselessly
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8f21a65b10616815. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

悄無聲息 悄无声息 [qiao3 wu2 sheng1 xi1] /quietly/noiselessly/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 悄無聲息

  • 悄
    qiāo

    used in 悄悄[qiāo qiāo]

    qiǎo

    quiet / sad

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 声
    shēng

    sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

  • 息
    xī

    (bound form) breath / (bound form) to cease / to stop / (bound form) to rest / (bound form) news / (bound form) interest (on money) / (bound form) to grow / to multiply / (literary) one's child / Taiwan pr. [xí]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.