默 (mak6 | mo4) : silent; write from memory

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默

mak6

mo4

[1] be silent/tacit/quiet
[2] write from memory

[variant] 黙

Stroke count: 16

Level: 2

Radical: (#203)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

默

This word has been viewed 6228 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 22nd Apr 2011 14:05

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幽默 jau1 mak6 you1 mo4 = humorous

沉默 cam4 mak6 chen2 mo4 = silence; silent; uncommunicative

沉默寡言 cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 chen2 mo4 gua3 yan2 = [adj] taciturn 國

沉默的 cam4 mak6 dik1 chen2 mo4 de5 = [adj] mum, reticent, taciturn, uncommunicative 國

默契 mak6 kai3 mo4 qi4 = gentleman's agreement, tacit understanding

幽默感 jau1 mak6 gam2 you1 mo4 gan3 = sense of humour

沉默是金 cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 chen2 mo4 shi4 jin1 = silence is golden

默默 mak6 mak6 mo4 mo4 = quietly, silently

默書 mak6 syu1 = dictation (n); to dictate (v)

黑色幽默 hak1 sik1 jau1 mak6 hei1 se4 you1 mo4 = black humour

默哀 mak6 oi1 mo4 ai1 = silent tribute

默認 mak6 jing6 mo4 ren4 = give tacit consent to, tacitly approve, acquiesce in; default (as in 'default setting')

默記 mak6 gei3 mo4 ji4 = to remember in silence

默念 mak6 nim6 mo4 nian4 = to read in silence; to contemplate inwardly

默算 mak6 syun3 mo4 suan4 = mental arithmetic; to calculate inwardly

默歎 mak6 taan3 mo4 tan4 = to admire inwardly

默誌 mak6 zi3 mo4 zhi4 = to recall silently

沈默 cam4 mak6 chen2 mo4 = variant of 沉默

讕幽默 laan2 jau1 mak6 lan2 you1 mo4 = act humorous or funny 粵

讀默 duk6 mak6 du2 mo4 = dictation 粵

背默 bui6 mak6 bei4 mo4 = write from memory 粵

默寫 mak6 se2 mo4 xie3 = to write from memory

啞佬相見，默默無言 aa2 lou2 soeng1 gin3 mak6 mak6 mou4 jin4 ya3 lao3 xiang1 jian4 mo4 mo4 wu2 yan2 = when two mute people meet they are speechless; to have nothing to say to each other 粵

默默無言 mak6 mak6 mou4 jin4 mo4 mo4 wu2 yan2 = speechless; say nothing; silent; not utter a word

默默無聞 mak6 mak6 mou4 man4 mo4 mo4 wu2 wen2 = be completely unknown or unrecognized to the public; to have no reputation; to live in obscurity

緘默權 gaam1 mak6 kyun4 jian1 mo4 quan2 = right to silence

緘默 gaam1 mak6 jian1 mo4 = keep silent; be reticent

默許 mak6 heoi2 mo4 xu3 = allow by absense of vocal objection; acquiesce; acquiescence

默然 mak6 jin4 mo2 ran2 = silent, speechless

默劇 mak6 kek6 mo4 ju4 = mime

靜默 zing6 mak6 jing4 mo4 = become silent; mourn in silence; observe in silence

土默特右旗 tou2 mak6 dak6 jau6 kei4 tu3 mo4 te4 you4 qi2 = Tumote youqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

土默特左旗 tou2 mak6 dak6 zo2 kei4 tu3 mo4 te4 zuo3 qi2 = Tumote zuoqi (place in Inner Mongolia)

阿滋海默症 aa3 zi1 hoi2 mak6 zing3 a1 zi1 hai3 mo4 zheng4 = Alzheimer's disease

阿耳茨海默氏病 aa3 ji5 ci4 hoi2 mak6 si6 beng6 a1 er3 ci2 hai3 mo4 shi4 bing4 = Alzheimer's disease

幽默曲 jau1 mak6 kuk1 you1 mo4 qu3 = humoresque

沉默大多數 cam4 mak6 daai6 do1 sou3 = the silent majority

穆罕默德 muk6 hon2 mak6 dak1 mu4 han3 mo4 de2 = Muhammad

潛移默化 cim4 ji4 mak6 faa3 qian2 yi2 mo4 hua4 = imperceptible influence

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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