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be reticent; self-contained; sparing in speech

chén mò guǎ yán

沉 默 寡 言

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slbe reticent; self-contained; sparing in speech
- tā shì yī gè chén mò guǎ yán de rén
  他是一个沉默寡言的人。
  He is a man of few words.
- chén mò guǎ yán yòu rèn zhēn de nián qīng rén
  沉默寡言又认真的年轻人
  taciturn and serious young man
- tā zhàng fu hěn gāo dà chén mò guǎ yán
  她丈夫很高大，沉默寡言。
  Her husband was a big silent man.
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nè kǒu shǎo yán讷口少言 hǎn yán guǎ yǔ罕言寡语 dūn mò guǎ yán敦默寡言 chén mò bù yǔ沉默不语

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