dead silent; deathly still
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
dead silent; deathly still; pin-drop silence
literaryEmphasizes complete absence of sound, often used in formal or literary contexts. Can describe physical environments or metaphorical silence.
Yè夜
shēn深
le了
，
shān山
gǔ谷
lǐ里
yī一
piàn片
sǐ死
jì寂
。
Late at night, the valley was completely dead silent.
Jiào教
shì室
lǐ里
yī一
piàn片
sǐ死
jì寂
，
lián连
zhēn针
diào掉
zài在
dì地
shàng上
dōu都
néng能
tīng听
jiàn见
。
The classroom was deathly still; you could hear a pin drop.
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Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
xiāo消
xī息
hòu后
，
quán全
chǎng场
dùn顿
shí时
xiàn陷
rù入
yī一
piàn片
sǐ死
jì寂
。
After hearing this news, the entire venue suddenly fell into complete silence.
Shēn深
yè夜
de的
jiē街
dào道
yī一
piàn片
sǐ死
jì寂
，
yī一
gè个
rén人
yǐng影
yě也
méi没
yǒu有
。
The streets were dead silent in the middle of the night, without a single soul in sight.