鸦雀无声 (yāquèwúshēng) · total silence

鸦雀无声 (yāquèwúshēng) means “total silence; not a sound”. It is written with 4 characters: 鸦 (crow) + 雀 (sparrow) + 无 (no) + 声 (sound, voice). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 鸦雀无声 is built

The characters

鸦 yā · crow

What 鸦 is made of

牙yá — tooth
鸟niǎo — bird

雀 què · sparrow

What 雀 is made of

小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
隹zhuī — short-tailed bird
- 亻rén — person

无 wú · no

What 无 is made of

一 — horizontal stroke
尢yóu — weak
- 乚 — hook stroke

声 shēng · sound, voice

What 声 is made of

士shì — scholar

Origin hint: Simplified form of 聲; see that character for the etymology (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

Example sentences

老师一进来，教室里鸦雀无声。Lǎoshī yī jìnlai, jiàoshì lǐ yāquèwúshēng.As soon as the teacher came in, the classroom went silent.

会场上鸦雀无声，大家都在听。Huìchǎng shàng yāquèwúshēng, dàjiā dōu zài tīng.The hall was completely silent; everyone was listening.

Questions about 鸦雀无声

What does 鸦雀无声 mean?

鸦雀无声 (yāquèwúshēng) means “total silence; not a sound”.

How do you pronounce 鸦雀无声?

鸦雀无声 is pronounced yāquèwúshēng.

Which HSK level is 鸦雀无声?

鸦雀无声 is in Old HSK 6.

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It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 209: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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