què
shēng

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 鸦雀无声

鸦雀无声 means so quiet that not even a crow or sparrow can be heard; utterly silent; pin-drop silence. Pronounced yā què wú shēng. HSK 7-9.

  • so quiet that not even a crow or sparrow can be heard; utterly silent; pin-drop silence

Definitions & Examples

Lǎo
shī
zǒu
jìn
jiào
shì
 
quán
bān
què
shēng
 

As soon as the teacher entered the classroom, the whole class immediately fell utterly silent.

Shēn
de
shān
li
què
shēng
 

The mountain valley was deathly quiet in the deep of night.

de
yǎn
jiǎng
tài
jīng
cǎi
le
 
jié
shù
shí
quán
chǎng
què
shēng
 
suí
bào
chū
liè
de
zhǎng
shēng
 

His speech was so brilliant that when it ended the entire audience was pin-drop silent for a moment before erupting into warm applause.

Kǎo
chǎng
nèi
què
shēng
 
zhǐ
tīng
de
jiàn
xiě
de
shā
shā
shēng
 

The examination hall was utterly silent, with only the faint rustling of writing audible.