침묵

chimmuk · [침묵]

silence

nounIntermediate

Meanings

  1. silenceThe act of staying still without saying a word, or such state.

Written Forms

침묵Hangul
沈默Hanja

Examples from Lessons (3)

A long, cold silence flows between them.

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Even if an awkward silence falls during the conversation, there is no need to panic.

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Seoyeon looked at Jihoon with surprised eyes, and a warm silence passed between them for a moment.

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Grammar in These Examples

Korean definitions, pronunciations and learner levels are from the Basic Korean Dictionary (한국어기초사전) by the National Institute of Korean Language, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.

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