一言不发
yìyán-bùfā
to not say a word
Every meaning
yīyán-bùfā
- to not say a word
Its characters
- 一yīone
- 言yánwords; speech
- 不bùnot; no
- 发fāto send; to issue
Words with 一
Words with 言
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).