缄默

jiān mò shì guān yuán men duì yú huì tán de biǎo xiàn

缄默是官员们对于会谈的表现。

Silence is how officials respond to the talks.

nǐ bù yīng duì zhè jiàn kě chǐ de shì bǎo chí jiān mò

你不应对这件可耻的事保持缄默。

You should not pass over this disgraceful affair in silence.

jiān mò bù yán

缄默不言

keep silent

tā dǎ pò yǐ wǎng de jiān mò bǎ yī qiè hé pán tuō chū

她打破以往的缄默，把一切和盘托出。

She broke out of her normal reticence and told the whole story.

wǒ xiǎng biàn bó dàn yòu bù dé bù jiān mò

我想辩驳，但又不得不缄默。

I wanted to argue, but I had to bite my tongue.